Candace Walkington

The purpose of this project is to explore how the interaction between collaboration and multisensory experiences, referred to here as collaborative embodiment, affects students' geometric reasoning through the use of augmented reality (AR) technology. This research is significant because theories of embodiment are needed that take into account the multi-learner nature of mathematics classrooms and how learners can jointly embody mathematical ideas using different modalities. In addition, rec...

The research team will explore how directed actions-body movements that learners are instructed to formulate-and pedagogical language relate to high-school students' geometric proof production, a pre-college education topic essential for promoting advanced mathematical reasoning and future studies and work in STEM fields. The specific research aims include exploring how simulated action (i.e., students' speech and gesture production) informs students' understandings of the proof process; whe...

The Postdoctoral Training Program in Mathematical Thinking, Learning, and Instruction focused on math education and provided opportunities for five fellows to focus on a range of scientifically rigorous methods, including data analysis techniques that support causal inference within experimental, quasi-experimental, and observational designs.