Research outputs

Block Construction Skills for Mathematics (BLOCS)

Research summaries

Last updated May 2023

Journal articles

Associations and indirect effects between LEGO® construction and mathematics performance
Assessing the impact of LEGO® construction training on spatial and mathematical skills
Construction play frequency and relations with spatial ability and mathematics performance

Last updated November 2023

Block Construction Skills for Mathematics (BLOCS)

Spatial Cognition to Enhance mathematical learning (SPACE)

Research summaries

Spatial Cognition to Enhance mathematical learning (SPACE)

The importance of spatial thinking for mathematics; translating research into practice

Publications

Gilligan-Lee, K., Bradbury, A., Bradley, C., Farran, E. K., Van Herwegen, J., Wyse, D., & Outhwaite, L. A. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12352 . https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12352

Bates, K.E., Williams, A.Y., Gilligan-Lee, K.E., Gripton, C., Lancaster, A., Williams, H., Borthwick, A., Gifford, S., Farran, E.K. (2023). Practitioner’s perspectives on spatial reasoning in educational practice from birth to 7 years. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12579

The importance of spatial thinking for mathematics; translating research into practice ▶

Hands-on: Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training

Publications

Gilligan-Lee, K. A., Hawes, Z. C. K., Williams, A. Y., Farran, E. K., & Mix, K. S. (2023). Hands-On: Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training. Child Development, 00, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13963

Hands-on: Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training