Playing with Shadows: Understanding preschool-age children's gesture use and body movements in play-based science learning
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how preschool-age children used gestures and body movement for understanding of science concepts during embodied play. Using a theoretical perspective on embodied cognition as considering gestures and body movements, we analyzed video data of embodied play science activity for 3-to-5-year-old children. Findings suggest that children’s gesture use and/or body movements varied in conjunction with verbal description. We also found that children often used their gestures and/or body movements independently as they developed and communicate their ideas. An important factor in how children use their gestures and body movements to shape and represent their ideas during embodied play of scientific concept, which they used their gestures following the teacher’s guidance and support to investigate science phenomenon. Our findings provide evidence for young children’s gestures and body movements for understanding science concepts as they showed through interactions with the teacher’s supports and guidance.
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| Work Title | Playing with Shadows: Understanding preschool-age children's gesture use and body movements in play-based science learning |
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| License | In Copyright (Rights Reserved) |
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| Publication Date | 2022 |
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| Deposited | February 24, 2025 |
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