Training of spatial abilities through computer games – results on the relation between game's task and psychological measures that are used

AbstractThe present study analyses the differences in scores for spatial abilities obtained by students who were trained using three types of treatment (computer games) in order to see if certain computer game's task may increase a certain spatial ability. 286 students were split in 3 intervention groups and one control group and tested repeatedly using four tests that measure spatial abilities. The findings sustain the idea that transfer through training is facilitated by the resemblance between training assignments and those that are tested and that complex spatial abilities, like spatial visualization are more difficult to train