Effects Of Gaming Habits Of University Students On Their Spatial Skills

As spatıal skills are being used in many areas effectively ,it is important to develop it.The aim of this work is to study the effect of widespread use of technology and increased visuals in computing environments on spatial skills.. So data was collected from 200(108 female,92 male) students studying in two different universities. A 3-part form consisting of demographic information, Mental Rotation Test and spatial visualization test was used as data collection tool . As a result of research, it is seen that sptial skill doesn’t show any difference according to genders but it does according to faculties students study in.When the findings are analyzed, it is determined that there is a positive correlation between spatial skill ,computing experience and gaming experince.It can be said that there are many methods to develop spatial skill and it is important to dvelop this skill as it affects many skills including academic achievement.