Volume 18 · Number 2 ·
Pages 288–290
Conscious Awareness of Body Movements in Mathematics
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Abstract
Open peer commentary on the article “Random Walks as a Royal Road to E-STEAM in Math Education” by Amaranta Valdés-Zorrilla, Daniela Díaz-Rojas, Leslie Jiménez & Jorge Soto-Andrade. Abstract: From an enactivist perspective, I present some reflections on teachers’ and students’ body movements in mathematics learning.
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Ramírez P. (2023) Conscious awareness of body movements in mathematics. Constructivist Foundations 18(2): 288–290. https://constructivist.info/18/2/288
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