Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

Navigating Minds: Exploring the Spatial Thinking Abilities of College Students

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2024-May-05
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Spatial thinking is a fundamental cognitive skill that is crucial for understanding concepts in Earth Science, yet challenging for many individuals to develop. This research aimed to investigate the impact of a Structural Geology course on students’ spatial thinking abilities...

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The United States Education System and Intergenerational Income Mobility

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2015-January-01
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This study intends to determine some of the avenues through which parent income affects child income and if the public education system has the potential to increase income mobility and equalize economic opportunity. I find that the income elasticity between...

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