The Mathematics in Our Hands How Gestures Contribute to Constructing Mathematical Knowledge /

In her empirical study, Christina Krause investigates how gestures can contribute to epistemic processes in social interactions. She expands the traditional speech-based approach to analyzing social processes of constructing mathematical knowledge by employing a multimodal perspective. Adopting a se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krause, Christina M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Spektrum, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • On the Role of Gestures in Learning Mathematics
  • A Semiotic Approach and Perspectives on Learning
  • Extended Methods and Methodology
  • Results on the Representational and the Epistemic Functions of Gestures
  • Towards the Role of Gestures: A Comparison
  • Reflections, Synopsis, Perspectives. .