ERIC Number: EJ1136231
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-0008
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Multi-Party, Whole-Body Interactions in Mathematical Activity
Ma, Jasmine Y.
Cognition and Instruction, v35 n2 p141-164 2017
This study interrogates the contributions of multi-party, whole-body interactions to students' collaboration and negotiation of mathematics ideas in a task setting called walking scale geometry, where bodies in interaction became complex resources for students' emerging goals in problem solving. Whole bodies took up overlapping roles representing geometric objects, contributing to the communication and negotiation of problem-solving strategies and engaging as mathematical instruments for representation.
Descriptors: Human Body, Interaction, Cooperative Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Geometric Concepts, Middle School Students, High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Video Technology, Photography, Learning Activities, Measurement Techniques, Grade 7
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; High Schools; Grade 7; Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 0816406