Explaining Math: Gesturing Lightens the Load

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 516-522

  Goldin Meadow, Susan ^a   Nusbaum, Howard ^b   Kelly, Spencer D ^b   Wagner, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL RECALL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0035514204     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00395     Document Type: Article

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