Laurel Goodwin

Teaching Spatial Thinking in Mineralogy, Structural Geology, and Sedimentology & Stratigraphy: Tools and Strategies from Cognitive Science Research part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
Spatial visualization is an essential skill in the STEM disciplines, including the geological sciences. Undergraduate students, including geoscience majors in upper-level courses, bring a wide range of spatial ...

New Approaches to Teaching Spatial Thinking in the Context of Structural Geology part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum Abstracts
A workshop abstract page detailing research on enhancing spatial thinking in structural geology education through cognitive science-informed strategies like gesture and visual comparison, presenting pre- and post-test analysis of student learning gains.