ABSTRACT
Spatial ability is viewed as one of the prime indicators of intelligence [Mann 05, West 97]. Renowned individuals such as Picasso, Einstein, and Edison all had this spatial gift [Mann 05]. Examining how intelligence was developed and strengthened, Piaget [Piaget and Inhelder 56] and Gardner [Gardner 93] identified spatial thinking as a key to cognition and learning. Piaget and Inhelder broke down the very nature of knowledge into three distinct types: mathematical-logical, physical, and social [Piaget and Inhelder 56]. Exploration of spatial concepts was seen as an important element in the development of these intelligences. Seeking to categorize the different types of intelligences, Gardner identified nine types, of which one is spatial intelligence [Gardner 93].
