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Instruction that included gesture had a positive impact on learning about gear movement compared to instruction that did not include gesture.
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Why is it important?
Gesture, as an example of the non-spoken aspects of instruction, impact how learners understand the content of instruction.
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Including gestures during instruction supports the development of new understanding for learners.
Michelle Perry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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This page is a summary of: The effect of gestured instruction on the learning of physical causality problems, Gesture, December 2014, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/gest.14.1.02car.
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