Differentiation of energy concepts through speech and gesture in interaction

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1413, Issue , 2012, Pages 151-154

  Close, Hunter G ^a   Scherr, Rachel E ^b  

^a Texas State University San Marcos   (United States)

^b SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conceptual development; embodied cognition; energy; gesture; interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857493449     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3680017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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