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Exploring Undergraduate Biochemistry Students' Gesture Production through an Embodied Framework
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Lora Randa; Song Wang; Zoe Poolos; Vanna Figueroa; Anna Bridgeman; Thomas Bussey; Rou-Jia Sung – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
Interpreting three-dimensional models of biological macromolecules is a key skill in biochemistry, closely tied to students' visuospatial abilities. As students interact with these models and explain biochemical concepts, they often use gesture to complement verbal descriptions. Here, we utilize an embodied cognition-based approach to characterize…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biochemistry, Nonverbal Communication, Communication Skills