Movement matters : how embodied cognition informs teaching and learning / edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M.B. Fugate

I: Philosophical and Theoretical Background --


1: Embodied Cognition and Its Educational Significance /
By Sheila L. Macrine, Jennifer M. B. Fugate -- 2: Embodied Concepts: Basic Mechanisms and Their Implications for Learning and Memory /
By Markus Kiefer, Carmen Hofmann, Petra A. Arndt -- 3: Embodied, Enactive Education: Conservative versus Radical Approaches /
By Daniel D. Hutto, Dor Abrahamson.

II: Language --
4: The Embodiment of Letter Perception: The Importance of Handwriting in Early Childhood /
By Karin H. James -- 5: Embodied Classroom Activities for Vocabulary Acquisition /
By Ligia E. Gómez, Arthur M. Glenberg -- 6: Educational Applications of Enacted, Embodied Approaches to Language Comprehension /
By Michael P. Kaschak, Amanda L. McGraw -- 7: Reading, Writing, Technology, and Embodiment /
By Anne Mangen, Antti Pirhonen.

III: Stem --
8: Seeing Is Achieving: The Importance of Fingers, Touch, and Visual Thinking to Mathematics Learners /
By Jo Boaler -- 9: Groups That Move Together, Prove Together: Collaborative Gestures and Gesture Attitudes among Teachers Performing Embodied Geometry /
By Kelsey E. Schenck, Candace Walkington, Mitchell J. Nathan -- 10: Manipulatives and Mathematics Learning: The Roles of Perceptual and Interactive Features /
By Andrea Marquardt Donovan, Martha W. Alibali -- 11: Physics and Gesture: Spatial Thinking and Mutual Manifestness /
By Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz.

IV: Applied Technology --
12: Responsive Teaching for Embodied Learning with Technology /
By Virginia J. Flood, Anna Shvarts, Dor Abrahamson -- 13: The Need for SpEED: Reimagining Accessibility through Special Education Embodied Design /
By Sofia Tancredi, Rachel S. Y. Chen, Christina Krause, Yue-Ting Siu -- 14: Immersive Learning Experiences in Augmented Reality (AR): Visualizing and Interacting with Magnetic Fields /
By Rebecca Vieyra, Chrystian Vieyra -- 15: Evaluating Embodied Immersive STEM VR Using the Quality of Education in Virtual Reality Rubric (QUIVRR) /
By Mina C. Johnson-Glenberg.

V: Social Cognition, Emotion, Mindfulness --
16: Mirror Neurons and Social Implications for the Classroom /
By Christiana Butera, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh -- 17: Beyond the Social Domain: Autism Spectrum Traits and the Embodiment of Manipulable Object Concepts /
By Charles P. Davis, Eiling Yee, Inge-Marie Eigsti -- 18: Embodied Emotion, Emotional Granularity, and Mindfulness: Improved Learning in the Classroom /
By Jennifer M. B. Fugate, Christine D. Wilson-Mendenhall -- Conclusion /
By Sheila L. Macrine, Jennifer M. B. Fugate.

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Experts translate the latest findings on embodied cognition from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science to inform teaching and learning pedagogy.

Embodied cognition represents a radical shift in conceptualizing cognitive processes, in which cognition develops through mind-body environmental interaction. If this supposition is correct, then the conventional style of instruction—in which students sit at desks, passively receiving information—needs rethinking. Movement Matters considers the educational implications of an embodied account of cognition, describing the latest research applications from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science and demonstrating their relevance for teaching and learning pedagogy. The contributors cover a range of content areas, explaining how the principles of embodied cognition can be applied in classroom settings.

After a discussion of the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of embodied cognition, contributors describe its applications in language, including the areas of handwriting, vocabulary, language development, and reading comprehension; STEM areas, emphasizing finger counting and the importance of hand and body gestures in understanding physical forces; and digital learning technologies, including games and augmented reality. Finally, they explore embodied learning in the social-emotional realm, including how emotional granularity, empathy, and mindfulness benefit classroom learning.

Movement Matters introduces a new model, translational learning sciences research, for interpreting and disseminating the latest empirical findings in the burgeoning field of embodied cognition. The book provides an up-to-date, inclusive, and essential resource for those involved in educational planning, design, and pedagogical approaches.