The Role of Gestures in Conceptualisation [electronic resource] : An Exploratory Study on the Integral Function / Cristina Sabena.

The paper reports on a case study from a teaching experiment on the construction of meaning of integral at secondary school level, starting from the cognitive root of area. In the considered activity, students are faced with some graphs of functions and are asked to work in group to trace the corres...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Sabena, Cristina
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2004.
Subjects:	Mathematics Education. Secondary School Mathematics. Cognitive Processes. Foreign Countries. High School Students. Case Studies. Concept Formation. Semiotics. Nonverbal Communication. Mathematical Concepts.