The Thinking Body In/Of Multimodal Engineering Literacy

Studies show that engineering is particularly suited for students traditionally experiencing difficulties in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects-including those marked learning disabled-because it supports literacy in its different manifestations (i.e., across modes). T...

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Published inTheory into practice Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 255 - 262
Main Author Roth, Wolff-Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbus Routledge 02.10.2017
Taylor & Francis, Ltd
Ohio State University, College of Education
Subjects
Communication
Design
Engineering
Engineering Education
Grade 6
Grade 7
Learning
Learning Disabilities
Literacy
Mathematics
STEM Education
Theory Practice Relationship
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ISSN0040-5841
1543-0421
DOI10.1080/00405841.2017.1389218

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Summary:Studies show that engineering is particularly suited for students traditionally experiencing difficulties in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects-including those marked learning disabled-because it supports literacy in its different manifestations (i.e., across modes). This article addresses this topic, building on the late Vygotsky's premise that activity is the origin of consciousness. In Vygotsky's approach, there are no underlying conceptions and schema that drive human communication-because thought does not precede and instead becomes in communication-and the different communicative modes (speaking, gesturing, doing) are but manifestations (attributes) of a thinking body.
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ISSN:0040-5841
1543-0421
DOI:10.1080/00405841.2017.1389218