Collaborative gestures are associated with higher performance than individual gestures, per studies the review cites¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The article reports, citing Vest et al. (2020), that several studies suggest gesturing collaboratively can be associated with higher performance than making individual gestures. → Walkington 2024

Evidence¶

Walkington 2024¶

Walkington, C., Nathan, M. J., Huang, W., Hunnicutt, J., & Washington, J. (2024). Multimodal analysis of interaction data from embodied education technologies. Education Tech Research Dev, 72, 2565–2584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10254-9

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

The review attributes this to Vest et al. (2020); the reviewed studies' designs are not described in this article, so the association is reported second-hand and untested here. Collaborative gestures include echoing, mirroring, alternation, and joint gestures.

"Several studies suggest that gesturing collaboratively can be associated with higher performance than making indi- vidual gestures (Vest et al., 2020)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Collaboration — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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