ERIC Number: ED594277
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-
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Collaborative Gesture as a Case of Distributed Mathematical Cognition
Walkington, Candace; Chelule, Geoffrey; Woods, Dawn; Nathan, Mitchell J.
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) (2018)
Gestures have been shown to play a key role in mathematical reasoning and be an indicator that mathematical reasoning is "embodied" -- inexorably linked to action, perception, and the physical body. Theories of extended cognition accentuate looking beyond the body and mind of an individual, thus here we examine how gestural embodied actions become distributed over multiple learners confronting mathematical tasks. We identify several ways in which gesture can be used collaboratively and explore patterns in how collaborative gestures seem to arise in a learning environment involving a motion capture game for geometry. Learners use collaborative gestures to extend mathematical ideas over multiple bodies as they explore, refine, and extend each other's reasoning. [This paper was published in: "ICLS 2018 Proceedings," p552-559. ISLS.]
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A160020