Unlocking the Power of Gesture: Using Movement-Based Instruction to Improve First Grade Children’s Spatial Unit Misconceptions

Gestures are hand movements that are produced simultaneously with spoken language and can supplement it by representing semantic information, emphasizing important points, or showing spatial locations and relations. Gestures’ specific features make them a promising tool to improve spatial thinking....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eliza L. Congdon, Susan C. Levine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Intelligence
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/11/10/200