Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-2013
Abstract
Gesture and language are deeply intertwined, and attending to both simultaneously when examining mathematical processes is a complex yet rewarding task. We share our budding research methodology for analyzing gesture and language and discuss the methodology from a generic perspective that can be easily adapted to different contexts, participants, and mathematical domains. We further share our problem-specific gesture coding scheme as an example of the grain size and foci of such schemes. Finally, we close by discussing the importance of gesture and language to understanding mathematical justifications and proofs.
Recommended Citation
Williams, C.C., Pier, E., Walkington, C., Alibali, M.W., Nathan, M., Dogan, M.F., & Boncoddo, R. (2013, November). Broadening what we perceive: A method for analyzing gesture and language. In M.V. Martinez & A.C. Superfine (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1260-1263). Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago.
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