Wiikinemathics A WiiRemote-enabled learning tool for proportional progression
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A WiiRemote-enabled learning tool for proportional progression Wiikinemathics is a free software that enables students to act out "proportional progressions" in which they raise their hands from a flat surface such that they maintain a fixed ratio (say 2:3) between the height of their hands. A Nintendo Wii remote can track infrared LED dots placed on the students' hands, and the software provides feedback on the accuracy of the hand motion.Current instructional practices in mathematics education can by-and-large be said to focus on students' development of competencies involving the production of textual, symbolical, and diagrammatic semiotic artifacts through activities such as computation, problem-solving, and logical argument. Research into the embodied nature of mathematical cognition, however, points to the central role of body-based experience in grounding mathematical concepts and enabling problem-solving. A pilot study conducted by Abrahamson and Fuson (2005) demonstrated that students' cognitive difficulties in understanding proportional progression (e.g., the sequence of equivalent proportions 2:3, 4:6, 6:9, etc.) coincided with their physical difficulty of acting out such progressions with their hands (e.g., one hand grows by 2 units while the other hand simultaneously grows by 3). Requirements: · Java

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