Affordances of physical objects as a material mode of representation: A social semiotics perspective of hands-on meaning-making

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Affordances of physical objects as a material mode of representation: A social semiotics perspective of hands-on meaning-making

This paper examines the affordances of physical objects (e.g. apparatus, models, manipulatives) as they were used by teachers and students to make meaning in coordination with their speech and gestures. Despite the pervasive use of physical objects as material and tactile resources in hands-on inves...

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Main Authors:	Tang, Kok-Sing, Jeppsson, F., Danielsson, K., Bergh Nestlog, E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 2022
Subjects:	Social Sciences Education & Educational Research Classroom discourse multimodality new materialism representation semiotics tactile manipulation MULTIMODAL REPRESENTATIONS TEACHERS USE SCIENCE CLASSROOM DISCOURSE GESTURES
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95822

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