Unit4BodylanguageⅠ
阅读理解A体裁:说明文话题:学习词数:368时间:6′Studentsperformbetterwhentheirinstructorsusehandgestures—asimpleteachingtoolthatcouldgeneratebenefitsinhigher-levelmathsuchasalgebra(代数).AstudypublishedinChildDevelopment,thetop-rankededucationalpsychologyjournal,providessomeofthestrongestevidenceyetthatgesturingmayhaveauniqueeffectonlearning
TeachersintheUnitedStatestendtousegestureslessthanteachersinothercountries
“Gesturingcanbeaverybeneficialtoolthatiscompletelyfreeandeasilyemployedinclassrooms,”saidKimberlyFenn,studyco-authorandassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateUniversity
“AndIthinkitcanhavelong-lastingeffects
”FennandRyanDuffyofMSUandSusanCookoftheUniversityofIowaconductedanexperimentwith184second-,third-andfourth-gradersinMichiganelementaryclassrooms
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