Melissa Singer
List of John Benjamins publications for which Melissa Singer plays a role.
Article
2017 Chapter 14. The function of gesture in mathematical and scientific discourse in the classroom Why Gesture?: How the hands function in speaking, thinking and communicating, Church, Ruth Breckinridge, Martha W. Alibali and Spencer D. Kelly (eds.), pp. 317–329 | Chapter
Abstract
In science and math domains that are highly abstract and complex gestures produced by both teachers and students play an important role in constructing meaning for students. Gesture facilitates the communication of newly forming, abstract ideas and in turn, enables… read more