Embodied

Funder	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Recipient Organization	Heriot-Watt University
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 08, 2024
End Date	Mar 09, 2028
Duration	1,278 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2931135`

Grant Description

Traditional teaching methods adopt the perspective of cognitivism which perceives the mind to be similar to a computer. Therefore, learning can be achieved through the use of cognition alone and the body is largely irrelevant to learning.

In contrast, embodied cognition suggests that learning occurs through the interaction of the brain, body, emotions and the environment.

Thus, this project will compare traditional teaching methods to methods which utilise embodied cognition to determine their effectiveness in the teaching of data science concepts.