Engineering students' spatial abilities in Budapest and Debrecen

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to provide the level of first-year engineering
\nstudents’ spatial abilities. We made our comparative survey at the Szent
\nIstván University Budapest and University of Debrecen, Faculty of Engineering
\namong first-year students of architecture. We made the survey among
\nthose students, who were successful in Descriptive Geometry I and II. We
\nwere looking for the answer for the question whether which part of the firstyear
\narchitecture students’ spatial ability and spatial geometrical knowledge
\nis incomplete, and whether the students of two universities have sufficient differences
\nbetween their spatial ability. The test results have been statistically
\nevaluated and conclusions formulated.
\nKeywords: Spatial ability, Descriptive Geometry education
\nMSC: 51N05