The Role of Body in Goal Negotiation and Adoption During a Collective Modeling Activity

• In Event: Embodied, Personal, and Artistic: Reasoning With Gestures and Representations

Abstract

Abstract: This paper aims to explore how goal negotiation in collective embodied modeling activities can support sense-making and learning. We develop an Embodied Divergent and Convergent Learning Mechanism coding scheme and apply it to identify critical moments in students’ goal negotiation and adoption. Interaction Analysis is utilized to understand the body’s role at those moments. We argue that the body is integral to students’ learning and that body both alongside and independent of speech offers unique insights into students' goal negotiation and thus sense-making. We conclude with suggestions for classroom teachers and designers.

Authors

• Mengxi Zhou, Indiana University

• Morgan A. Vickery, Indiana University

• Joshua Adam Danish, Indiana University

• Xintian Tu, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Zachary D. Ryan, Indiana University