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Table 3 Gesture counts and rates by type during pre-lesson explanations

From: Spatial analogies pervade complex relational reasoning: Evidence from spontaneous gestures

 

Factor reference

Factor change

Causal relation

Whole system

Other or unclear

Totals

Study 1 — Pre-lesson explanations

 Number of gestures

28

47

1

34

82

192

 Mean per explanation

1.5

2.5

0.1

1.8

4.3

10.1

 Proportion of participants producing type

0.58

0.74

0.05

0.68

1.00

–

Study 2 — Pre-lesson explanations

 Number of gestures

98

29

6

81

149

363

 Mean per explanation

4.1

1.2

0.3

3.4

6.2

15.1

 Proportion of participants producing type

0.75

0.50

0.21

0.79

1.00

–