DIS for DATPre and Post course spatial skills assessments
We use the Purdue Spatial Visualization: Rotations (PSVT:R) multiple choice test to assess your spatial skills both before and after the course.
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In fact, this Developing Intelligence about Space online course has been shown in peer reviewed research to even translate into gains in math and science, other sections of the DAT. Therefore, by doing this intervention you can more broadly boost your DAT score along with improving your core skills and performance across a variety of areas.
What do you get with the Developing Intelligence about Space online course?
The course consists of 10 lessons. Each lesson has a recorded mini-lecture, an instructional software module with background information and exercises, demonstration sketching videos, and a chapter in a hard copy workbook with sketching problems. Since the workbook is hard copy, there is no automated grading. You will have an online solutions key to verify your answers. You will also receive snap cubes that are extremely helpful as you work on your sketching exercises.
All of the lessons are self-paced. Your subscription to the course will be available for 6 months from the time of purchase.
Before you start the course, there is an online spatial test that will assess your spatial abilities. After you complete the course, there is another spatial test to assess your improvement.
Technical support for the course is primarily via email.