How Many Do You See? The Use of Nonspoken Representations in First-Grade Mathematics Lessons.

Flevares, Lucia M.; Perry, Michelle

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ERIC Number: EJ638747

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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How Many Do You See? The Use of Nonspoken Representations in First-Grade Mathematics Lessons.

Flevares, Lucia M.; Perry, Michelle

Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n2 p330-45 Jun 2001

Examined multiple modalities of nonspoken forms of representation-specifically gestures, pictures, objects, and writing-used by three teachers in three years of first grade math lessons. Students must attend to visual as well as vocal means of expressing information to gain access to all information presented in mathematics lessons. (BF)

Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Modalities, Mathematics Instruction, Multisensory Learning, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Learning, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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