Embodied Learning Across the Life Span

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 731-739

  Kontra, Carly ^a   Goldin Meadow, Susan ^a   Beilock, Sian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Action experience; Development; Education; Embodied cognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84867625574     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2012.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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