Gesturing with hands a powerful tool for children's math learning
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 13:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Children who use their hands to gesture during a math lesson gain a deep understanding of the problems they are taught, according to new research. Previous research has found that gestures can help children learn. This study in particular was designed to answer whether abstract gesture can support generalization beyond a particular problem and whether abstract gesture is a more effective teaching tool than concrete action.