THE INFLUENCE OF COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSE ON INCREASING THE LEVEL OF VISUAL-SPATIAL CAPACITY OF STUDENTS

Abstract

Visual-spatial capacity is an important and basic intellectual activity of people, necessary for different areas of life, starting from the very ability to navigate the living space, to success in various areas of life, e.g. education. This research supports the thesis that attending a computer animation course has a positive outcome with a growing visual-spatial capacity. Students' capacities were assessed using PSVT (Purdue Spatial Visualization Test), applying pre-test, post-test and re-test to the whole group and subgroups (full-time and part-time students). Resurvey related to the impact of previous experiences about attending similar courses with increasing visual-spatial capacity. The results showed that using computer animation, as one of the 3D technologies, can increase visual-spatial capacity, but not the same in all observed groups.