Grounded and embodied cognition (GEC) serves as a framework to investigate
mathematical reasoning for proof (reasoning that is logical, operative, and general), insight …

The recent and popular “Maker” movement worldwide has revived conversations about
creativity, hands‐on “Making,” arts and design, humans with tools and digital experiences …

This paper discusses the importance of considering bilingual learners' non-linguistic forms
of communication for understanding their mathematical thinking. In particular, I provide a …

When asked to explain their solutions to a problem, children often gesture and, at times,
these gestures convey information that is different from the information conveyed in speech …

It is often argued by educators and researchers that access to the arts leads to increased
academic performance. However, it is not clear why such access does so. We here use …

With the technological improvements of innovative portable recording gadgets, augmented
researchers' interest in exploring students' visual attention in their natural and normal …

Motion-based metaphors help explain a single, often a static, concept (eg, number,
mathematical function, limit of function, continuity of function) in terms of a human motion. In …

La atención visual es un indicador importante en las interacciones entre docentes y
estudiantes. Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio que buscó determinar cómo …

In this Brief Report, we share the main findings from our line of research into embodied
cognition and proof activities. First, attending to students' gestures during proving activities …

Gestures play a role in perception, production, and comprehension of language and have
been shown to differ cross-linguistically and cross-culturally in aspects of performance and …