The role of gestures in the mathematical practices of those who do not see with their eyes

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 157-174

  Healy, Lulu ^a   Fernandes, Solange Hassan Ahmad Ali ^a  

^a Universidade Bandeirante de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abstraction; Blind mathematics learners; Embodied cognition; Gestures; Mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956317606     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-010-9290-1     Document Type: Article

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