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Table 4 Ratio of descriptive words used in interviews—spatial to color

From: Focus on the notice: evidence of spatial skills’ effect on middle school learning from a computer simulation

Student name and (spatial score)

Length of Interview (mins)

Number of spatial words

Number of color words

Ratio (spatial: color)

(a) High spatial students

LAURI

14:03

24

5

4.8: 1

LYNSEY

5:49

13

3

4.3: 1

BOB

13:16

31

1

3.1: 1

AYDEN

9:31

17

5

3.4: 1

Average

10:39

21

3.5

3.9: 1

(b) Low spatial students

ROY

4:25

11

4

2.8: 1

CLINT

2:12

4

4

1.1: 1

DEB

4:42

17

12

1:4: 1

LENA

13:27

25

9

2.8: 1

Average

6:19

14.25

7.25

2.0: 1