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This software is used in the "Kinemathics" research project at the Embodied Design Research Laboratory, Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley. It enables students to act out "proportional progressions" in which they raise their hands from a flat surface such that they maintain a fixed ratio (say 2:3) between the height of their hands. A Nintendo Wii remote can track infrared LED dots placed on the students' hands, and the software provides feedback on the accuracy of the hand motion.
Theoretical Premise
Current instructional practices in mathematics education can by-and-large be said to focus on students' development of competencies involving the production of textual, symbolical, and diagrammatic semiotic artifacts through activities such as computation, problem-solving, and logical argument. Research into the embodied nature of mathematical cognition, however, points to the central role of body-based experience in grounding mathematical
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