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Abstract
This study sets out to determine the level of spatial ability among university students, to examine differences among sample members on that ability, to assess the level of information-processing styles among the same students, to identify differences among sample members on those styles, and to explore the correlation between spatial ability and information-processing styles. The research population consisted of 6,783 students, from which the researcher drew a simple random sample of 200 students from across four colleges, representing both sexes and both specializations (scientific and humanities). Two instruments were used: a 15-item spatial-ability test and a 33-item scale of information-processing styles constructed by the researcher. The psychometric properties of both instruments — validity and reliability — were established and found to be high, and appropriate statistical procedures were applied to each objective. The results showed that students’ spatial-ability levels were high and varied by sex and specialization; that their information-processing styles were likewise at a high level, with near-significant differences by sex and specialization; and that a significant correlation exists between spatial ability and information-processing styles.