A beneficial effect of gesture on learning has been demonstrated in multiple domains,
including mathematics, science, and foreign language vocabulary. However, because …

Previous research has shown that children benefit from gesturing during math instruction.
We asked whether gesturing promotes learning because it is itself a physical action, or …

Gestures are robust behaviors that influence communication, learning and memory. Here
evidence that gesture can support math learning and word learning in children and adults is …

Children who observe gesture while learning mathematics perform better than children who
do not, when tested immediately after training. How does observing gesture influence …

How does gesturing help children learn? Gesturing might encourage children to extract
meaning implicit in their hand movements. If so, children should be sensitive to the particular …

Producing gesture can be a powerful tool for facilitating learning. This effect has been
replicated across a variety of academic domains, including algebra, chemistry, geometry …

Teaching a new concept through gestures—hand movements that accompany speech—
facilitates learning above‐and‐beyond instruction through speech alone (eg, Singer & …

Speakers routinely gesture with their hands when they talk, and those gestures often convey
information not found anywhere in their speech. This information is typically not consciously …

Learning through physical action with mathematical manipulatives is an effective way to help
children acquire new ideas and concepts. Gesture is a type of physical action, but it differs …

Background Characteristics of both teachers and learners influence mathematical learning.
For example, when teachers use hand gestures to support instruction, students learn more …