Tangibility for the Teaching, Learning, and Communicating of Mathematics

September 1st, 2008 - August 31st, 2015 | PROJECT

The goal of the project is to advance understanding of basic questions about learning and teaching through the development of a theory of embodied mathematical cognition that can apply to a broad range of people, settings and activities. The investigative team brings together expertise from a range of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. A theory of embodied mathematical cognition empirically rooted in classroom learning and workplace practices will broaden the range of activities and emerging technologies that count as mathematical, and help educators to envision alternative forms of bodily engagement with mathematical problems.

Project Website(s)

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Project Products

Math on the Move: A Video-Based Study of School Field Trips to a Mathematics Exhibition

Team Members

Ricardo Nemirovsky, Principal Investigator, San Diego State University
Rogers Hall, Co-Principal Investigator
Martha Alibali, Co-Principal Investigator
Mitchell Nathan, Co-Principal Investigator
Kevin Leander, Co-Principal Investigator

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: REAL
Award Number: 0816406
Funding Amount: $1,996,463

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Mathematics
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Public Programs