The mathematical imagery trainer: From embodied interaction to conceptual learning

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1989-1998

  Howison, Mark ^a   Trninic, Dragan ^b   Reinholz, Daniel ^b   Abrahamson, Dor ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of California Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Design based research; Educational technology; Embodied cognition; Mathematics education; Wii remote

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONCEPTUAL LEARNING; DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH; EMBODIED COGNITION; EMBODIED INTERACTION; HAND MOTION TRACKING; INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNS; LOW-COSTS; MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; NINTENDO WII; WII REMOTE;

STUDENTS;

EID: 79958124463     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1978942.1979230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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