Making human movements tends to be more beneficial for learning than observing them (review's synthesis)¶

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q2 i? The review's synthesis of cited studies indicates that making human movements is more beneficial for learning and cognition than observing them, though both can be effective. → Juan C. Castro-Alonso 2024

Evidence¶

Juan C. Castro-Alonso 2024¶

Juan C. Castro-Alonso, Paul Ayres, Shirong Zhang, Björn B. de Koning, Fred Paas. (2024). Research Avenues Supporting Embodied Cognition in Learning and Instruction. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09847-4

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The review's own narrative synthesis across cited studies (e.g., Bokosmaty et al., 2017; Kontra et al., 2015) concludes that making movements tends to be more beneficial than observing them, while noting both trigger embodied mechanisms via imitation systems. No effect size is printed.

"However, the evidence tends to show that it is more beneficial for learning and other cognitive processes to make rather than observe human movements (e.g., Bokosmaty et al., 2017; Duijzer et al., 2019; Jang et al., 2017; Kontra et al., 2015; Schwartz & Plass, 2014; Stull et al., 2018; see Dargue et al., 2019)."

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