Moving from sandwich to human body: introducing the concept of embodiment to the field of gifted education

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 1523 - 1533, 15.12.2020

Sarah Awad , Wilma Vialle Albert Ziegler

https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.834496

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Gifted education has followed a paradigm that implies that giftedness is characterized by superior cognitive abilities emanating from the human brain. This view contrasts with a new concept of the human mind: embodiment. Its core message maintains that cognitive processes extend throughout the entire body. This approach is an already highly influential paradigm across various scientific disciplines. Yet, its potential for gifted education remains to be determined. Thus, the main objective of this work is to introduce the concept of embodiment from a gifted education angle. As a first step, we will explore the key principles of embodiment along with the most significant criticisms concerning more traditional concepts of cognition. Second, we utilize research findings to illustrate embodiment’s potential in the realm of gifted education. We suggest that gifted education should further examine the potential of the embodiment approach.

Keywords

cognitive processes, embodied cognition, gifted education, giftedness research, learning, motor activities

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