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Season 2, Episode 2: Utilising Gesture and Movement in the Classroom - Laura Ashton
In this week's episode of MET Pod, Laura Ashton, Geography Teacher at Maiden Erlegh School, explores the possibilities of using gesture and movement in the classroom. Laura shares the fruits of her wide-ranging research into how gesture and movement can aid students' cognition, understanding of abstract concepts, and improve recall and mastery of topics within a spiral curriculum.
To find out more about this topic, take a look at some of the articles mentioned by Laura in this episode...
Donnelly JE, Lambourne K. Classroom-based physical activity, cognition, and academic achievement. Prev Med. 2011 Jun;52 Suppl 1:S36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.01.021. Epub 2011 Jan 31. PMID: 21281666.
Goldin-Meadow S. (2011). Learning through gesture. Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science, 2(6), 595–607. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.132
Goldin-Meadow, S., & Beilock, S. L. (2010). Action’s Influence on Thought: The Case of Gesture. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(6), 664–674. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41613583
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/students-who-gesture-during-learning-grasp-concepts-better/
Hudson, M “Students who gesture during learning ‘grasp’ concepts better - Hand movement appears to help in teaching about statistical models” American Scientific 13 April 2021.
Johnson-Glen-berg et al (2014). Collaborative Embodied Learning in Mixed Reality Motion-Capture Environments: Two Science Studies. Journal of Educational Psychology. 106. 86. 10.1037/a0034008.
Kang, S., & Tversky, B. (2016). From hands to minds: Gestures promote understanding. Cognitive research: principles and implications, 1(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-016-0004-9
Lethaby, C. “Four reasons to avoid 'learning styles' – and one alternative” British Council 18 October 2017 https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/four-reasons-avoid-learning-styles-one-alternative
Sankey, M., Birch, D. & Gardiner, M. (2010). Engaging students through multimodal learning environments: The journey continues. In C.H. Steel, M.J. Keppell, P. Gerbic & S. Housego (Eds.), Curriculum, technology & transformation for an unknown future. Proceedings ascilite Sydney 2010 (pp.852-863). http://ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney10/procs/Sankey-full.pdf
Wagner Cook S, KuangYi Yip T, Goldin-Meadow S, “Gesturing makes memories that last”, Journal of Memory and Language, Volume 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-475, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2010.07.002.
Zhang, I., Givvin, K.B., Sipple, J.M., Son, J.Y. and Stigler, J.W. (2021), Instructed Hand Movements Affect Students’ Learning of an Abstract Concept From Video. Cogn Sci, 45: e12940. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12940
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By MET PODIn this week's episode of MET Pod, Laura Ashton, Geography Teacher at Maiden Erlegh School, explores the possibilities of using gesture and movement in the classroom. Laura shares the fruits of her wide-ranging research into how gesture and movement can aid students' cognition, understanding of abstract concepts, and improve recall and mastery of topics within a spiral curriculum.
To find out more about this topic, take a look at some of the articles mentioned by Laura in this episode...
Donnelly JE, Lambourne K. Classroom-based physical activity, cognition, and academic achievement. Prev Med. 2011 Jun;52 Suppl 1:S36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.01.021. Epub 2011 Jan 31. PMID: 21281666.
Goldin-Meadow S. (2011). Learning through gesture. Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science, 2(6), 595–607. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.132
Goldin-Meadow, S., & Beilock, S. L. (2010). Action’s Influence on Thought: The Case of Gesture. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(6), 664–674. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41613583
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/students-who-gesture-during-learning-grasp-concepts-better/
Hudson, M “Students who gesture during learning ‘grasp’ concepts better - Hand movement appears to help in teaching about statistical models” American Scientific 13 April 2021.
Johnson-Glen-berg et al (2014). Collaborative Embodied Learning in Mixed Reality Motion-Capture Environments: Two Science Studies. Journal of Educational Psychology. 106. 86. 10.1037/a0034008.
Kang, S., & Tversky, B. (2016). From hands to minds: Gestures promote understanding. Cognitive research: principles and implications, 1(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-016-0004-9
Lethaby, C. “Four reasons to avoid 'learning styles' – and one alternative” British Council 18 October 2017 https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/four-reasons-avoid-learning-styles-one-alternative
Sankey, M., Birch, D. & Gardiner, M. (2010). Engaging students through multimodal learning environments: The journey continues. In C.H. Steel, M.J. Keppell, P. Gerbic & S. Housego (Eds.), Curriculum, technology & transformation for an unknown future. Proceedings ascilite Sydney 2010 (pp.852-863). http://ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney10/procs/Sankey-full.pdf
Wagner Cook S, KuangYi Yip T, Goldin-Meadow S, “Gesturing makes memories that last”, Journal of Memory and Language, Volume 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-475, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2010.07.002.
Zhang, I., Givvin, K.B., Sipple, J.M., Son, J.Y. and Stigler, J.W. (2021), Instructed Hand Movements Affect Students’ Learning of an Abstract Concept From Video. Cogn Sci, 45: e12940. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12940