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Gesture analysis for physics education researchers

Rachel E. Scherr
Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010101 – Published 25 January 2008

Abstract

Systematic observations of student gestures can not only fill in gaps in students’ verbal expressions, but can also offer valuable information about student ideas, including their source, their novelty to the speaker, and their construction in real time. This paper provides a review of the research in gesture analysis that is most relevant to physics education researchers and illustrates gesture analysis for the purpose of better understanding student thinking about physics.

  • Received 26 February 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010101

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Rachel E. Scherr

  • Physics Education Research Group, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742 USA

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Vol. 4, Iss. 1 — January - June 2008

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