%0 Journal Article
%T The Improvement of Mental Rotation Performance in Second Graders after Creative Dance Training
%A Petra Jansen
%A Jan Kellner
%A Cornelia Rieder
%J Creative Education
%P 418-422
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2013.46060
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"font-size:8.5pt;\">The study
presented here investigated the influence of creative dance training on mental
rotation per</span><span style=\"font-size:8.5pt;\">formance. Two groups of second graders solved
a paper-pencil mental rotation test and a motor perform</span><span style=\"font-size:8.5pt;\">ance test.
Afterwards one group received five weeks of normal physical education lessons,
while the other group received five weeks of creative dance training. At the
end of the training period all children solved the mental rotation again. The
results show that the dance-training group improved their mental rotation
performance more than the physical education group. </span><span style=\"font-size:8.5pt;\">Further studies should investigate whether this posi</span><span style=\"font-size:8.5pt;\">tive effect of creative dance training
transfers to cognitive, social, and emotional skills, such as a possible
enhancement of self-esteem.</span><span style=\"font-size:8.5pt;\"></span> 
</p>
%K Mental Rotation
%K School-Aged Children
%K Motor Performance
%K Creative Dance
%K Regular Sports Class
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=32935