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The Enactment of an Instant: A Study of Gesture in Introductory Physics

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Abstract

Gesture has been shown to play an important role in how learners conceptualize phenomena in physics. However, we know little about how gesture is used to conceptualize instantaneity. Drawing on multimodal microanalysis of interaction, we examine how undergraduate physics students use representational gesture to make sense of instants while modeling energy dynamics. Our analysis describes four different forms of representational gesture used to capture instantaneity: These include (1) Replay loop of scenario, (2) Subinterval on timeline, (3) Freeze frame of scenario, and (4) Indexical location on timeline.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISLS Annual Meeting 2024
Subtitle of host publicationLearning as a Cornerstone of Healing, Resilience, and Community - 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Proceedings
EditorsRobb Lindgren, Tutaleni Asino, Eleni A. Kyza, Chee-Kit Looi, D. Teo Keifert, Enrique Suarez
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages1590-1593
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798990698000
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Buffalo, United States
Duration: Jun 10 2024Jun 14 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS

Conference

Conference18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBuffalo
Period06/10/2406/14/24

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