Zain Davis
List of John Benjamins publications for which Zain Davis plays a role.
Article
2018 The role of gestural polysigns and gestural sequences in teaching mathematical concepts: The case of halving Gesture 17:1, pp. 128–157 | Article
In this paper, we examine the conceptual pedagogical value of representational gestures in the context of teaching halving to first graders. We use the concept of the ‘polysign’ as an analytical tool and introduce the notion of a ‘mathematics gesture sequence’ to assess the conceptual role… read more