DETERMINING THE ROLE OF SPATIAL ABILITY IN PERFORMING LUNAR PHASE CHANGE TASK USING BRAIN ACTIVITY ANALYSIS

TitleDETERMINING THE ROLE OF SPATIAL ABILITY IN PERFORMING LUNAR PHASE CHANGE TASK USING BRAIN ACTIVITY ANALYSIS
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsLee, N, Yang, I, Kim, S
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume23
Issue5
Start Page899-913
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedOctober/2024
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7138
Keywordsbrain activation, electroencephalography, lunar phase change, mental rotation, perspective-taking
Abstract

Many students have difficulty understanding the concept of lunar phase changes (LPCs) due to spatial ability problems such as perspective-taking (PT) and mental rotation (MR). Therefore, this study aimed to compare brain activity during PT and MR tasks while performing the LPC task to determine the involvement of PT and MR. This study measured brain waves using EEG in 20 participants while solving the 3 tasks. First, the power values in the theta band of all cortical areas showed a significant difference between MR and LPC tasks. Second, in the strategy execution section with a statistically significant difference, the occipital lobe and limbic system were mainly active during the PT task, whereas the frontal lobe was mainly active during the LPC task. Third, for strategy execution, during MR and LPC tasks, the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, and limbic system were all activated to significantly different degrees. Therefore, both PT and MR, particularly PT, are required to solve the LPC task. Moreover, for students who have difficulty learning LPC, it is necessary to recognize the need for spatial ability, such as PT ability, and establish an appropriate teaching strategy.

URLhttps://oaji.net/articles/2023/987-1729495740.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/24.23.899
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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