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Emily Farran is a developmental psychologist at the University of Surrey. She directs the Cognition Genes and Developmental Variability (CoGDeV) Lab with co-director Katie Gilligan-Lee. Emily specialises in the typical and atypical development of spatial cognition. During this podcast she chats to Sue about the typical development of spatial cognition and its relationship to the development of STEM expertise.You can find out more about Emily's work by checking out her research profile here or following her on twitter here. Parents and teachers might also be interested in the practical tips covered in this blog post.  The paper discussed in this podcast is: Farran, E. K. Spatial ability as a gateway to STEM success. Impact: the Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching, 18, 19.Many thanks to Naomi Meiksin for editing the transcript for this episode. 

Emily Farran is a developmental psychologist at the University of Surrey. She directs the Cognition Genes and Developmental Variability (<a href="http://cogdevlab.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CoGDeV</a>) Lab with co-director Katie Gilligan-Lee. Emily specialises in the typical and atypical development of spatial cognition. During this podcast she chats to Sue about the typical development of spatial cognition and its relationship to the development of STEM expertise. You can find out more about Emily's work by checking out her <a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/emily-farran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">research profile here</a> or following her <a href="https://twitter.com/ekfarran?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on twitter here</a>. Parents and teachers might also be interested in the practical tips covered in <a href="http://cogdevlab.weebly.com/lab-blog/spatial-cognition-as-a-gateway-to-mathematics-and-science-learning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.  The paper discussed in this podcast is: Farran, E. K. <a href="https://impact.chartered.college/article/spatial-ability-gateway-stem-success/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spatial ability as a gateway to STEM success</a>. Impact: the Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching, 18, 19. Many thanks to Naomi Meiksin for editing the transcript for this episode.

On spatial cognition and STEM success, with Emily Farran

What is ‘spatial thinking’ and how important is it in the classroom? In this week’s Tes Podagogy Helen Amass talks to cognitive developmental psychologist Emily Farran about the need for teachers to “spatialise” their teaching

What is ‘spatial thinking’ and how important is it in the classroom? In this week’s Tes Podagogy Helen Amass talks to cognitive developmental psychologist Emily Farran about the need for teachers to “spatialise” their teaching

Spatial ability with professor Emily Farran