Joni Lakin, University of Alabama and Jonathan Wai, University of Arkansas

Many Students With the Potential to Excel in STEM Fields Struggle in School

Medicine & Technology Jul 29, 2020

Students who have the kinds of talents scientists and engineers need to solve problems by visualizing how objects could be rotated, combined, or changed in three dimensions often struggle in school. In addition, spatially gifted people are less likely to go to college. And, if they do enroll, they’re less likely to get their degrees.

Joni Lakin, University of Alabama and Jonathan Wai, University of Arkansas

Many Students With the Potential to Excel in STEM Fields Struggle in School

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