SAGE Reference - The SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning

Entry
Reader's guide
Entries A-Z
Subject index

Embodiment and Mathematics Learning

By: Dor Abrahamson
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning
Edited by: Kylie Peppler
Subject:Teaching Methods & Learning Styles (general), After School, Tutoring & Out-of-School Programs
Keywords:action (perception); designing learning environments; embodiment; environment design; fingers; mathematical concepts; mathematics

Developed in intellectual disciplines as diverse as philosophy, linguistics, robotics, kinesiology, and cognitive psychology, embodiment is a relatively new paradigm for the field of learning sciences. This entry discusses the theory of embodiment, focusing on how the theory is informing new directions of research and pedagogy in the particular domain of mathematics education. More specifically, the entry addresses an enduring research problem in the learning sciences pertaining to the role of embodied action in the learning and teaching of mathematical concepts.

Theory

Brains are material organs. Minds are another matter. The mind is grounded in the brain but extends beyond it to the body, including our hands, and beyond the body to encompass anything we work and think with—media such as pencil and paper, computational devices such ...

Tools
Tools icon close
- Add to list Added to list Added
- Download PDFopens in new window
- Cite
  
  Cite icon close
  
  Format APA
  
  Abrahamson, D. (2017). Embodiment and mathematics learning. In K. Peppler (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of out-of-school learning (Vol. 1, pp. 248-252). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483385198.n98
  
  Abrahamson, Dor. "Embodiment and Mathematics Learning." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning, edited by Peppler, Kylie, 248-52. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483385198.n98.
  
  Abrahamson, D. 2017. Embodiment and Mathematics Learning. In: Kylie Peppler Editor, 2017. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 248-252 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483385198.n98> [Accessed 17 Aug 2022].
  
  Abrahamson, Dor. "Embodiment and Mathematics Learning." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning. Edited by Kylie Peppler. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017, pp. 248-52. SAGE Knowledge. 17 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483385198.n98.
  
  Abrahamson, Dor (2017). Embodiment and mathematics learning In: Peppler, Kylie (Ed.),Embodiment and mathematics learning The SAGE encyclopedia of out-of-school learning Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2017:248-252. doi:10.4135/9781483385198.n98
  copy to clipboard
  or
  
  Export to your reference manager Endnote
  
  Export
  
  Cancel
- Share
  
  Share icon close
  
  Share via
  
  Email
  
  Please log in from an authenticated institution or log into your member profile to access the email feature.
  
  Sign in/register
- Text size
  
  Text Size close
  
  small
  
  Medium
  
  Large
  
  Cancel
- Embed
  
  Embed icon close
  
  Embed this Content
  Add this content to your learning management system or webpage by copying the code below into the HTML editor on the page. Look for the words HTML or </>. Learn More about Embedding icon link (opens in new window)
  
  Embed code:
  
  Copy to clipboard
  
  Cancel
- Get link
  
  Get link icon close
  
  Link to this page directly with a permalink:
  https://sk.sagepub.com/Reference/the-sage-encyclopedia-of-out-of-school-learning/i3558.xml
  
  Copy to clipboard
  
  Cancel
On this page
On this page icon close
On this page

Data resources

Document resources

Video resources

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Watch videos from a variety of sources bringing classroom topics to life
Read modern, diverse business cases
Explore hundreds of books and reference titles

No internet connection.

Embodiment and Mathematics Learning

Theory

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Read next

More like this

SAGE Recommends