EMBODIED COGNITION DURING Math LEARNING AND PLAY

One method that has been shown to help children's learning is using gestures. Movements of the hands, arms, and even the face can provide additional information during a conversation. I am interested in how young children's use of embodied practices, such as hand gestures, can promote their learning both inside the classroom and at home. Much of my current work involves toys, games, and computer tasks with children.

My research involves questions such as

Examples from current & Prior work

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"Math Adventure" Game - Gordon & Ramani, In Prep
Picture of speech bubble on left
Looking at children's gestures during the Give-a-number task (e.g., Wynn 1990, 1992) - Gordon, Scalise, & Ramani 2019
Picture of laptop, speech bubbles display animal paws. Orange paw outlined in top and bottom speech bubble to represent animals are said in different orders.
"Animal Game" - Gordon & Ramani, Data collection ongoing using gorilla.sc

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