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If the B10 were to go to 14 teams, why not add the service academies?
According to MGoComrade SeniorBearcat, Dave Brandon said today that he could see the Big Ten expanding to 14 teams over the next few years:
DB sees the Big 10 at 14 teams in the next couple of years, with 16 teams being possible. Only big name teams that have a large market share / successful in sports and in academics. He did not name names, but mentioned only a few schools fit that profile.
If this is true, what could the teams be? Going by big market share in athletics and academics, and geographic contiguity, other than ND, who makes the cut?
With Nebraska in the fold, the geographically contiguous states are: Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.
Here are the I-A (FBS) teams in each of these contiguous states (I am assuming that the Big Ten will not seek to add a team in an existing Big Ten state, because the idea is to expand the television footprint):
WY: Wyoming
SD: None
CO: Colorado, Colorado State, Air Force
KS: Kansas, Kansas State
MO: Missouri
KY: Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Louisville
WV: West Virginia, Marshall
MD: Maryland, Navy
DE: None
NJ: Rutgers
NY: Syracuse, Buffalo, Army
Of these schools, the remotely plausible candidates are Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Rutgers, Syracuse, and the service academies.
Strong athletics (FB or BB): Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, WVU
Strong academics: Army, Navy, Air Force
Decent TV markets: Missouri, Maryland, Rutgers, Syracuse, Army, Navy, Air Force
Now I know that they don't have the most powerful programs anymore, but how cool would it be to add Army and Navy to the Big Ten? Two old-time college football powers in major East Coast states. Awesome academics and premier research institutions. High-character institutions. Air Force could also fit this bill, but it's a smaller TV market than New York or the DC area.
What say you, Comrades?
Dr. Rodbaugh, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pimp
"I find that I don't care about Ohio State at all." (Brian Cook, 11/23/2010)
Has it come to this? That during this week, the week of Thanksgiving and our unity against the common foe of That Team Down South, our esteemed leader can't bring himself to care about Ohio State?
Cannibalism may be fun for the short term, but in isolation it's not a viable long-term survival strategy. To repeat the already-repeated obvious – everyone wants Michigan football to be good on the field, good in the classroom, and good in society. That's the end, upon which we all agree (though likely with different views on the appropriate mix of those three factors). What we can't agree on is the most effective means to that end.
All this shouting has become tiresome, and it seems like the site has become a perverse echo chamber. Rodriguez has improved in wins every year… he lacks 'quality' wins. The offense has improved… the defense has worsened. The cupboard was bare…the pantry was emptied. Inexperience has been exploited and will improve…experienced bad players are still bad players. The coaches demand the most out of the players… the coaches can't get the most out of the players. It's GERG's fault… it's the guy who hired GERG's fault. New blood was needed…the old way worked.
One thing we can learn from economics – when there's only one dimension to consider, there's generally an optimal position to maximize total happiness (or utility, or whatever). Imagine a single ice cream stand on a beach full of sunbathers – the optimal location of the ice cream stand is the one that minimizes the total distance that the sunbathers have to walk. But when we start adding multiple dimensions – younger customers are willing to walk further, the demand varies by the weather, some customers will walk further for certain flavors but not for others, there's an Italian ice stand as well, customers have different amounts they can pay, some ingredients are more costly than others, and you have to pay rent for the beach space, etc. – there no longer is a clear optimum. Furthermore, there's no mathematical solution – you can only simulate and try to find optima.
We're at the point where there's no math, no hard and fast truth, that clearly states the right course of action for the program. We are all finding our local optima and arguing from that point. Sure, some points aren't actually optimal, but there's so many of points of discussion that it becomes impossible to determine the truth. (Note: Brian, a comp sci guy, would argue that with enough data processing power the truth can be discerned from all but the most random of data points – but we're not supercomputers).
What's the way out of this mess? The Founding Fathers had it figured out – representation. We are, collectively, the muddled masses with a multitude of conflicting, confusing opinions. And so we need a representative to sort it all out. In this case our representative wasn't elected; he was chosen, but he's ours nevertheless. And while David Brandon may have some flaws, it's hard to argue that there's anyone in the world better suited to be Michigan's Athletic Director. And it's his call. Will he make the 'right' decision? I don't know. I do know he'll make the best decision he can, and he's the best person to make that decision, and what more can you ask for?
So that's how I've learned to stop worrying and love the pimp (hand). I hope that MGoBlog can remain the blog for many Michigan fans, one that educates, informs, considers, and most importantly has fun in the process. Fight amongst yourselves if you must, but remember that we ALL agree on the end, and it's OK to disagree on the means. Remember that all but the lamest of arguments have some good points to consider. And remember that if your side 'loses', suck it up and move on. Besides, we always have women's softball. Or is there a firecarolhutchins.com site?
What is more likely to be seen Saturday, an Onside Kick or a Trick Play?
IMO thanks to the video footage from WolverineHistorian, it has me visualizing a special game from Michigan football. So why can't we see a double reverse? Or maybe a Denard pass to Daryl Stonum then back to Denard for a td! Just like Woodson to Griese! Clearly this team came close of recovering two on side kicks vs Wiscy. So my question is will we see a trick play from RR or an onside kick? Go Blue! (sorry been watching footage from '88 to '00 games)
Stan Parrish out at Ball State
Ball State fired coach Stan Parrish on Tuesday after two lackluster seasons with the Cardinals.
Athletic director Tom Collins said in a statement, "As we evaluated the on-field performance and the football program in its entirety, we decided it was time for a change in direction in the leadership of the program." Sources told Joe Schad of ESPN.com on Monday night that Parrish would not return.
Ball State went 12-2 and won the MAC West in 2008 under then-coach Brady Hoke. But after he left for San Diego State, Parrish was promoted from assistant head coach to head coach.
Ball State just finished up a 2-10 season. In two years as head coach, Parrish went 6-18. Parrish was on the MAC football conference call on Monday, but his future was never addressed. He said this about his team:
"We had two games in hand that we gave away. I thought we could have been a six-win team," Parrish said. "We did not take that step defensively I thought we were going to take. We have a lot of very good skill players. The key is to develop that toughness and get better and move forward from here."
Offensive coordinator Eddie Faulkner will serve as interim head coach.
Parrish is the second MAC coach who will not return to his team next season. Kent State coach Doug Martin announced Sunday night he was resigning after the season finale Friday night.
Doc Sat: Can Great O and Avg D win it all?
Doc Sat's take on Auburn. Auburn, has a great O and a very mediocre D, and will be playing in the SEC title game. But can they win a national title?
OT: Temple @ Miami (Not that Miami) Open Thread
It may not be a block buster, but it is football. I will be rooting for Temple since Miami is in Ohio. Also Al Golden is a rumored outsider to fill JoePa's shoes after the 2034 season.


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Awesome on the new phone. I desperately need one! My phone can't hold a charge for more than 5 minutes. And the most embarrassing part? It's a flip phone. Womp womp. Time to get with 2013!
I like the new design, but I think I prefer seeing a little blurb on the side about the blogger- but that's just me!! Love my iphone 5!!
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Love my iPhone. Can't do without MyFitnessPal. Some other favs are FlyDelta, Flixster, Find iPhone, ShopSavvy, The weather channel, and PicStitch. I probably use all of these every day.
I love your redesign! It's super cute! It is tough to get all of the info you want into such a small space without making it too overwhelming! I think yours looks great now!
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The object is to match pairs of cards in as little moves as possible. When cards are turned over, it is important to remember where they are for when the matching card is turned up later in the game.
Match Up will allow you to challenge your memory. MatchUp has very easy 2x2, 4x4 by tables which your kids will love but also 5x6, 6x6, 8x8 and 10x10 tables which can be very challenging.
Your brain's memory will be challenged on various levels as we have incorporated various images from different themes. Some of the themes are harder than others as the disctintions can be very specific.
Are you ready to challenge your memory daily with MatchUp ?
With MatchUp Exercise your Memory !
MatchUp is a good Memory trainer for all the family !
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Kids Memory Game Lite
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Lite version includes 5 memory games to allow you to experiment before purchasing the complete set.
Preschool years are a time of rapid learning as parents begin to prepare their children for the upcoming
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With our 82 distinct titles in Kids Education category, we are committed to preschool kid's development.
* This memory app will keep your kids entertained, educated and quite in car, in a restaurant, on a plane or everywhere.
* Memory games can actually help kids to increase their brain power along with improving their memory.
* Kids Memory Game will improve kids' memory skills.
* Kids Memory Game will develop their concentration.
* Kids Memory Game will develop kids' cognition skills.
* Kids Memory Game will help with the recognition of digits (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
* Kids Memory Game will help with the recognition of letters of alphabet.
* Kids Memory Game will help with the recognition of objects.
* Kids Memory Game app will keep your kids educationally entertained with funny sound effects and animals' real sounds.
* Kids Memory Game has cute graphic images.
* Kids Memory Game is easy to use.
* Kids Memory Game is specifically designed as an educational tool by experts for preschool kids
* Kids Memory Game user interface is simple with guiding clear images for kids.
* Kids Memory Game will help your kid's memory training.
* 8 different kinds of memory game.
* Each game has different difficulty level.
* Colorful and vivid graphics.
* Develops recognition, memorization and concentration.
* Ladybug Memory Game - Level 1: These cute ladybugs will help your kids to recognize digits with colorful and vivid graphics.
* Duck Memory Game - Level 2 : This memory game will help your kids to recognize letters of alphabet with cute baby ducks and duck sound.
* Objects Memory Game - Level 3: Objects memory game has 33 most basic, must know objects with nice images and sounds.
* Fish Memory Game - Level 3: Fish memory game has different kinds of sea creatures. These 47 different sea creatures will keep your kid busy.
* Cute Dogs Memory Game - Level 3: Your kid will love these cute dogs with real barking sounds.
* Birds Memory Game - Level 3: This memory game includes different bird images with sound effects.
* Candy Memory Game - Level 4: This memory game has different kinds of candies, cupcakes, donuts and ice-creams. Your kid will enjoy the virtual Candy Shop. There are 50 different kinds of candies changes randomly for each game.
* Animals Memory Game - Level 5: Your kid will love these funny and cute animals with real animal sounds. It has 12 different backgrounds changing randomly.
35 different animals with sounds.
Keep your kids entertained while improving their letter and number recognition skills.
Fun4Kids Preschool Educational Applications include high quality images, animations and music with a kid-friendly sensitive touch interface specifically designed for preschool children.
Fun4Kids Educational Games are comprehensive, fun filled memory matching games for preschool kids.
Our unique, educational and fun games reinforce the memory skills, while helping with the concentration and the recognition of objects.
Recognizing letters and numbers are early pre-literacy skills crucial to the foundation of future learning. Children who can identify letters and know letter sounds when entering kindergarten will be well-prepared to learn how to sound out words and read.
Kids Slide Puzzle
It is an educational game for kids, because it has been demonstrated that resolving puzzles helps in the development of skills and abilities of children, such as motricity, creativity, spatial skills, language and self- esteem.
Besides, kids will train the resolution of problems, and they will get a funny picture as a reward, stimulating their imagination and self-confidence.
There are 4 worlds each one with 8 beautiful cartoon pictures, which boys and girls will love:
- Animals (pigs, bears, penguins…)
- Scenes of daily life (bath-time, food, games, Christmas…)
- Landscapes (forest, sky, space…)
- Fantasy characters (wizards, pirates, funny ghosts…)
- And so on till 32 excellent cartoon pictures with which your kids will be delighted.
It´s a free game, consisting in moving the pieces to the correct square in order to assemble the picture
After finishing a level, the score you got and a complete statistic with information about your best time, the number of movements, as well as your worst time and average value of all games played on this level will be showed.
When you exit a game, the state of the puzzle will be automatically saved. So you can continue whenever you want.
The game has three funny styles:
- Classic style: Enjoy playing many levels of each world.
- Time trial style: Resolve the puzzle before time finishes.
- Choose your photo style: a free style, where you choose the difficulty, the board size and the photo (making a photo with your camera or choosing one from your gallery). Play with your own photos!!!
The game can be personalized on the preference screen, suitable to the preferences of every player (size and color of the pieces, etc.)
This game is totally free and is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, German
This popular game is also known as 15 puzzle, slide puzzle, sliding puzzle, sliding block puzzle, sliding tile puzzle, the 15, fifteen puzzle, gem puzzle, the magic puzzle square, boss puzzle, game of fifteen, mystic square.
The game works perfectly on tablets and mobile phones.
The permission to access storage is necessary to store photos made with the camera and use them in the puzzle.
The permission to access internet is used for publicity and for an anonymous private statistic of the game´s use.
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Concentration for Kids
Match pairs of land animals, letters and sea creatures.
- 3 themes
- 10 levels
- 3 difficult levels (easy, medium, hard)
- Track high scores for multiple players
This app shows ads on the initial launch screen only. An Ad Free version is also available in the Play store.
Have fun!
Games for kids Memory Children
Games for kids Memory Children - Up to 240 images to come and discover
Games for kids Memory Children - Up to 120 actual sounds in four categories
Games for kids Memory Children - 8 topics picture:
animals 1 - the house and the forest (eg. a cat, a small horse, not a bad bird, dog, bee, frog)
animals 2 - wild (eg. kong monkey, bear, panda, dolphin, snake)
tools and household appliances (eg. Alarm clock, clock, hammer, saw)
instruments (drum, guitar, piano, organ)
toys (ball, car, robot, a small rocking horse, puzzles)
fruit (coconut, apple, banana, strawberry)
vegetables (potatoes, cabbage, peppers, pumpkin)
transport (bus, airplane, motorcycle, sports car, a space rocket)
Games for kids memory game are:
- 4 audio themes: (after the discovery of the correct pairs hear the actual sound of the animal or object that is on the pictures)
animals - house and forest,
animals - wild,
tools and household appliances,
The game rules are very simple. The child has the task to reveal the two images to find the pair. The sooner your child discover all the pairs, the more you will receive the reward of stars and images.
Basic features children's games Memory Game Memory:
- "Memory Sound" (in single game) - the child adapts to a pair of images with sounds - to a toddler could play a child needs to get all the stars in the game
- Collection - from the menu, you can go to the section in which the collection shows all the pictures already acquired. Baby sound when you press on the pictures to hear the sound of this image. Many children with attention will listen to the sounds of various animals (known to them, and these unknown).
- Languages - options to choose from: English, German, Polish, Spanish, French
- Different levels of difficulty (other times inverted image)
- Reset stars and images: available in options
Memory for kids memory game has 2 modes of play:
- "Arcade game" career mode - each of the topics has 9 levels to beat, each level has different spacing of the images on the board. At the beginning of the child receives the 3 pairs of images which takes the first level. For each level, depending on the accuracy in finding pairs of baby receives from 1 to 3 stars and be between 1 - 3 images. All images owned participate in subsequent games.
- "Single game" singles - the possibility of a single game before gameplay choose the topics and the size of boards which are generated subsequent boards. Participation in the game take pictures that have been acquired in the arcade game.
Kids Games - Memory Game
This is a version of the classic board game memory type for children. Game developed to provide a lot of fun. The main objective of the game is mental development of the child through play.
This addictive game is practicing memory skills of children of all ages. Designed specifically for children aged 3 years old, 4 year old and 5 year old. Memory game for children has a positive effect on concentration and perception.
Development and education while having fun are our priorities. The child listens to the actual sounds that seem to animals and tools and musical instruments.
After installing the memory game for children do you give your child:
- A game that develops memory, concentration and observation of your child
- A game that will stimulate your child's curiosity and develop the skills in presenting his knowledge of animals from all over the world, various tools and household appliances, instruments, vegetables, fruits, toys and vehicles
- The game thanks to which your child will recognize a lot of things in the environment sowim
- The game specifically designed for the child's cognitive development, expanding its perception of both visual and auditory perception
- The game specifically designed for toddlers: beautiful colorful pictures and background color chosen by our designers in such a way that they are the most clear and crisp for children
Memory Game Match Objects
An Android game for your kids that is not only fun to play but also improves their memory. For each level, player is required to tap the square buttons and need to memorize what is behind it in order to match its couple. Keep matching similar objects and boxes will keep on disappearing for successful matches.
- Memory game is very easy to play for little kids
- With colorful objects, it attract kids very quickly
- Memory game will quickly trained your kid's memory
- Its designed and structured according to kid's mentality
- You can develop your kid's concentration through this game
- It helps Kids to recognize different food objects
- It helps Kids to recognize different animal objects
- It helps Kids to recognize different colorful vegetable objects
- It helps Kids to identify numbers
- It helps Kids to recognize different kind of shapes
Players are required to complete a level in minimum finger taps to match all objects. Memory game has several interesting game levels. You can choose from different game themes as well for more fun. Themes vary in terms of objects which are to be memorized during the game play. Themes include sets of objects for food, fruits, birds, animals, numbers, vegetables and shapes.
- Vibrant and colorful recognizable graphics/objects
- Three different levels of game play i.e. Easy, Medium & Hard
- 7 different kind of Themes to select to play
- A detailed help section to answer all of your concerns
- Sound settings to adjust or even on/off game sounds and music
- App may contains Ads to keep it free
Theme 1 - Food: Kids need to match different kind of food items
Theme 2 - Fruits: Kids need to match different fruits
Theme 3 – Birds: Kids need to match bird's
Theme 4 – Animal: Kids need to match animals
Theme 5 – Numbers: Kids need to match numbers
Theme 6 – Vegetables: Kids need to match vegetable
Theme 7 - Kids need to match different kind of colorful shapes
Have fun to play!
Memory Mastermind
"Memory Mastermind will surely force you to improve your photographic memory quickly!" - Playandroid.com
Memory Mastermind is a unique mix of Memory and Mastermind that will push your skills to the limit. Train and enhance your memory, processing speed, pattern recognition, flexibility, and problem solving in this intense puzzle experience.
- Push your skills to the limit as you progress through increasingly difficult levels.
- Challenge yourself in the Challenge Mode (If you dare)
- Lots of Achievements!
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Memory Game
It offers you three ways to play:
One player - you play to the lowest time and highest score.
Two players - Two people compete to collect the most pairs of cards.
Arcade - Here you play against the clock in increasingly difficult levels.
Each mode has three difficulty levels.
And also five themes to choose from.
Have fun with your child or with your little friends. Show that you are good memory.
It's a great game to exercise their memory.
Glance and Memory
Only memory masters can score the highest in global leaderboard.
You have a very limited time to remember the numbers. By touching them in ascending order give you a great challenge to your short term memory.
Princess Girls Puzzle for kids
Are you a big fan of Princess cartoon movies,films or tv shows? If you are, you will love this brand new cartoon princess Tetris like jigsaw puzzle game.
They are best education games for kids, girls,preschoolers, kindergarten,toddlers,children.
These cartoon puzzles contain The little mermaid,snow white,Rapunzel,Flynn, Cinderella,flame princess,Charming,Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast. and so on.
Applicable for 3 years to 103 years^^.
★ Three modes:
1: Tetris Mode: Form the pictures with Tetris like shapes.
2: Classic Mode: Drag and drop the square pieces to fit them together.
3: Sliding mode: Only can move the block that has blank next to it. The most professional mode.
★ Finish levels to set these princesses pictures as wallpapers and save them to your SD Card.
★ 6 Difficulties each mode:
3x3[very easy], 4x4[easy], 5x5[normal], 6x6[hard], 7x7[very hard], 8x8[crazy]
This is a Free tangram based puzzle game for girls,children and preschooler.Of course the parents will enjoy with this frozen interesting game and will be busy for a long time.
They are best education games for kindergarten.
These brand new puzzles improve cognitive skills, stimulate memory, logical thinking, develop social skills, and so on. In other words, they make you smarter!
For young children and all ages learning to recognize and sort shapes is an important part of their development. Educational puzzles can help kids and children with this, since the pieces need to be recognized and sorted before they can be assembled.
The skill of effective problem solving is a valuable and important one. As a child looks at various pieces and figures out where they fit or don't fit, he or she is developing this vital skill. A puzzle, after all, can't be completed by cheating. It either works and fits or it doesn't Jigsaws teach children/Toddlers to use their own minds to figure out how to solve problems and think in a logical way.
Memory Trainer 2013
The memory game improves all major area's of you memory*
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Memory Game
★ Play challenges with more than 30 levels with different game styles: match the pairs, timed, limited moves, follow the sequence and remember all the positions.
★ More levels uploaded periodically. Prepare yourself for a new challenge every time.
★ Defy your friends with a 1 vs 1 multiplayer game.
★ Choose the difficulty you want: from easy 3 x 4 puzzles up to extreme 7 x 8 games perfect for tablets.
★ Enjoy 10 different sets of full-color cards with enjoyable themes: fun with flags, toys & games, city life, clothes, let's party, lunch time, travels, lovely nature, nice people and vacations.
★ You will never lose your current game, the game is automatically saved so you can continue right where you left off.
★ Available for your mobile phone, 7 inch tablet or 10 inch HD devices and small or low resolution devices!
We hope with this Matching Game you will improve your visual and short-term memory. Enjoy it!
Kids Preschool Puzzle Game
Have you ever ponder on using your smartphone to enhance your kids' educational skills with some Kids Learning Games? Then ABC Puzzle Games is the right app for you!
Your kids will have fun playing the absolutely fantastic Kids Preschool Puzzle and will be soon asking for more educational applications!
Kids Preschool Puzzle that is presented to you by "Kids Learning Games" team, is another wonderful game designed for boosting the process of learning for your adorable children!
The Kids Preschool Puzzle is intended for pre-school and kindergarten-aged kids as well as the first graders who are trying to memorize the order of ABCs.
ABC Puzzle Game helps children with learning the sequence of the alphabet letters and their shape.
Kids Preschool Puzzle will develop the visual and cognitive skills as well as reading the alphabets.
Your little ones can play the Kids Preschool Puzzle on their own with a little help from you.
How to Play:
As the ABC Puzzle Game starts the instructions are said in a clear voice for kids to grasp it.
Since it is a game for preschool kids the instruction is so easy to follow: Drag and drop the letters to complete the patterns.
In other words, kids have to first recognize each letter and then slip the alphabet puzzle pieces into the right place to complete the puzzle.
Application overview:
The lovely background and the cute, animated animals in the Kids Preschool Puzzle screen, create a joyful ambient for kids to be eager to learn more.
The amazing, heartwarming encouragements after each completed puzzle pattern, propel kids to play and learn more.
The ABC Puzzle Game is designed to challenge young kids and avoid boring them. Thus, In the Kids Preschool Puzzle, the patterns are not repetitive, though same sequences are repeated to teach the correct order of alphabets.
What more?
You can find other educational games for kids or share the Kids Preschool Puzzle via social networks in the initial panel of the application.
Memory game – Memory Cat
Game features:
• 5 play-through modes (Campaign, remember all,classic memory game, speedrun and with a limited number of moves).
• 12 difficulty levels: from 3x2 up to 8x12 fields.
• Themes with funny cats, food, flags, music, sport and attractions.
• Periodic updating of game content.
• Simple and easy-to-master interface.
• 3 themes at your option (dark, light, custom).
• An opportunity to compete with your friends in multiplayer mode and to update your results in highscore table.
More from developer
Memory Master
- Easy, Medium, Hard levels of difficulty
- Single-player and multi-player modes
- 11 levels (unlock by playing single-player)
- High scores
Also check out Memory Master Kids!


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Strong spatial visualization skills are cognitive skills that are linked to success in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and computer science fields. Well-developed math and verbal skills are universally recognized as necessary for success in STEM and the National Science Board maintains that spatial skills should be added to this list (National Science Board, 2010).
Poor performance on spatial-visualization tasks can directly affect students' perceptions of self-efficacy, (e.g. belief in ones capability to succeed in engineering). This is particularly evident among women and individuals from lower socioeconomic groups (Hsi, Linn, & Bell, 1997; Rafi & Samsudin, 2007; Sorby, 2009; Towle et al., 2005).
Research has demonstrated that training is an effective way to improve spatial visualization skills (Contero et al., 2006; Ferguson, Ball, McDaniel, & Anderson, 2008; Hand, Uttal, Marulis, & Newcombe, 2008; Hsi et al., 1997; Martín-Dorta et al., 2008; Newcombe, 2006; Onyancha, Derov, & Kinsey, 2009; Onyancha, R., Towle, E., & Kinsey, B., 2007; Sorby, 2009; Sorby & Baartmans, 2000; Terlecki, Newcombe, & Little, 2008). In the area of mental rotation where the largest gender gap in performance exists, training has been effective as well (Sorby & Baartmans, 2000; Sorby, Drummer, Hungwe, Parolini, & Molzan, 2006).
In one study, students who failed the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test (PSVT:R) and enrolled in spatial skills training were able to improve their scores on the mental rotation test from approximately 50% to 77% or higher than students who failed the test and did not enroll in the course. These students also got better grades in 1st year STEM courses (Sorby, 2009).
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Use your course or learning management system (e.g. Moodle, Blackboard) to host and grade the PSVT:R pre and post tests. A license for a scanned digital version of the PSVT:R can be purchased for $25.00 from the Educational Testing Service. This link will provide you with the information you need.
All first year engineering students should take the spatial skills test.
Students who have weaker spatial skills are not necessarily poor students academically overall—they typically have less experience with activities that promote these skills. The important thing to remember about spatial skills is that they are malleable and can be developed through practice, just like any other skill. And, once this skill is learned (through a short training course) grades in STEM courses will improve, increasing the chance for success in engineering and computer science.
Research indicates that students who fall below 60% on the PSVT: R are more successful in engineering study if they participate in a spatial skills training course that includes specific components. Evidence from a recent study indicates that students who score between 60% - 70% on the PSVT:R benefit from the training as well (Sorby & Veurink, 2010). In one study, students who participated in the training earned higher grades in a variety of STEM courses and were retained within engineering study at a higher rate when compared to a similar group of students who did not participate in the training (Sorby, 2009).
See Benefits for Students Talking Points to use as an information piece that can accompany an email to discuss spatial skills testing and training. Consider using this email draft template to contact your students. Some ENGAGE schools have found it effective for freshmen advisors to meet with students who require the training.
Implement spatial skills testing in the summer so that students who score below the 60% or 70% (see FAQ 4) may enroll in a spatial skills course in the fall. This can be done during on-campus orientation and/or students can take the test remotely at his/her convenience during a timeframe that you specify (e.g. during the summer before the semester begins).
ENGAGE suggests Developing Spatial Thinking, a curriculum developed and tested over time by Dr. Sheryl Sorby and colleagues (Sorby & Baartmans, 2000; Sorby, Drummer, Hungwe, Parolini, & Molzan, 2006; Sorby, 2009;). Ordering information for workbook, CD and snap cubes can be found on the ENGAGE Spatial Skills Teaching Resources web page.
Lecture notes to introduce the 10 course modules (surfaces and solids of revolution, combining solid objects, isometric drawings and coded plans, orthographic drawings, orthographic projections of inclined and curved surfaces, flat patterns, rotation of objects about a single axis, rotation of objects about two or more axes, object reflections and symmetry, and cutting planes and cross sections) are available on the ENGAGE Spatial Skills Teaching Resources web page.
Using the workbook, CD and introductory lecture notes, the course has been taught by faculty, graduate students or even strong undergraduate students. You can select or design a different curriculum, but there needs to be evidence or a rationale that it is effective.
The experiences of ENGAGE schools have confirmed the research in this area. Spatial skills training should be offered in one of the following formats:
Schedule the spatial skills training so students have time to do the homework and absorb what they learn from each module. Don't try to cram it all into a one or two week session.
Materials work best in a supervised lab setting so that students have time to practice or ask questions if they have problems with the material.
We know that students who enter engineering with low spatial skills are less apt to stay in the major than other students. We also know that training can improve student spatial skills relatively easily. Students with low spatial skills who improve their skills sufficiently continue on in engineering an computer science at higher rates than do others with low skills. These are particularly important findings for diversity since majority women and minority women and men tend, on average, to have lower spatial skills at entry into college. You can find out more about the research at ENGAGE Research Brief: Spatial Visualization Skills and Spatial Skills: A Focus on Gender and Engineering.
If you test your students' spatial skills and provide training for those with low skills, you are improving their chances for success. Comparing their pre and post training spatial skills will help you see how effective your training is. If you want to track the retention rates (strongly encouraged!) of those who are trained and improve their skills compared to others, ENGAGE will be happy to help.
During the last academic year, we piloted a new course, ENG 180, to provide students with spatial visualization exercise and development. Nearly all students who provided feedback substantially improved their spatial visualization scores and strongly felt that it helped them achieve better grades in their Fundamentals of Engineering courses. The feedback from students in this course was overwhelmingly positive, so we have decided to begin regularly offering this 1-credit pass/fail course every Autumn, meeting for just one hour once per week.
- The Ohio State University
We are very excited about the results and will be piloting two additional groups in the spring. Students falling below the threshold will be offered a spot in a semester-long, credit bearing seminar. The plan is that all incoming engineering students will be required to test prior to enrollment starting in fall.
- University of Texas at Austin
We administered the test [PSVT-R] during summer orientation to all incoming freshmen and transfer students, which gave us the opportunity to discuss visualization with both students and their parents.
- University of South Carolina
I definitely believe that the sessions improved my spatial visualization skills. After attending the sessions, I got a 97%. I enjoyed doing most of the exercises. The easy ones ensured your understanding and the more difficult ones challenged you to apply the concepts that you just learned. For this class being on a Friday, I think it's saying something that is was the class I most looked forward to going to.
- University of Louisville student
When I was just starting this course, I did not have much confidence in my ability to manipulate objects mentally, but I am now much more confident in my ability to do so. I have improved by using the building blocks to build objects and then rotate them physically, but I have largely improved from practicing building objects using the spatial skills software.
- University of Maryland student
The Spatial Visualization class helped so much. I was never introduced to spatial visualization exercises before and as an aspiring engineer knew that I had to be familiar with this material. Most exercises were thought provoking and helped my visualization tenfold. I loved this class!
- University of Louisville student
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- The Ohio State University
We are very excited about the results and will be piloting two additional groups in the spring. Students falling below the threshold will be offered a spot in a semester-long, credit bearing seminar. The plan is that all incoming engineering students will be required to test prior to enrollment starting in fall.
Contero, M., Naya, F., Company, P., & Saorín, J. L. (2006). Learning support tools for developing spatial abilities in engineering design. International Journal of Engineering Education, 22(3), 470–77.
Ferguson,C., Ball,A., McDaniel,W., and Anderson, R. (2008). "A Comparison of Instructional Methods for Improving the Spatial-Visualization Ability of Freshman Technology Seminar Students." In the Proceedings of the IAJC-IJME International Conference.
Hand, L. L, Uttal, D. H., Marulis, L., & Newcombe, N. S. (2008). A meta-analysis of training effects on spatial skills. Presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago.
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