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children learn new concepts and problem-solving strategies, and when they express and communicate their knowledge in gestures and in speech. Her current research projects examine the function of spontaneous gestures in thinking and speaking, the transition from arithmetic to algebraic reasoning, and the role of diagrams in mathematical and scientific reasoning. Her work is currently funded by the
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She is a cognitive and developmental psychologist who studies children's knowledge and communication about mathematical concepts. Her research focuses on mechanisms of knowledge change in cognitive development and learning. In particular, she investigates the change processes that take place when
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Norton, A. & Alibali, M. W. (Eds.). (2019). Constructing number: Merging perspectives from psychology and mathematics education. Springer (Research in
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Church, R. B., Alibali, M. W. & Kelly, S. D. (Eds.). (2017). Why gesture? How the hands function in speaking, thinking, and communicating. Amsterdam: John
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