Focus Areas for 3D Learning Tasks

The 3D Ability Test (3DAT Online) currently consists of 12 sub-tests:

1. Building Representations
2. Dot Coordinate
3. Engineering Drawing
4. Fold / Unfold
5. Mental Cutting
6. 2D Mental Rotation
7. 2D to 3D Recognition
8. 3D Mental Rotation
9. Surface Development
10. True Length
11. 2D to 3D Transformations
12. Visualisation

These twelve tasks represent a range of design-related spatial activities such as rotation, technical drawing, and 2D to 3D visualisation among others.

For the development of effective learning tasks to support the 3DAT Online and improve spatial skills in novice designers, what are the focus areas or priority targets for such spatial learning tasks?

3D Learning Tasks

The Project Leadership Team is currently developing a series of 3D Learning tasks to improve spatial skills in students of design-based disciplines. To assist in our development of these 3D learning tasks we are posting the following question for comment:

• What are the characteristics of a good learning task?