Embodied Metaphor as a Key Element of the Dynamic Process of Learning: The Case of the Moon’s Apparent Motion in the Context of Teaching Experiment

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Published: Apr 17, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.9802
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Embodied Metaphor Moon’s Apparent Motion Teaching Experiment
Ioannis Starakis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-5372
Panagiotis Pantidos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Krystallia Halkia
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2285-0586
Abstract

The present study seeks to document the potential manifestations of embodied metaphor as a dynamic means of meaning production in fifth-grade students, concerning the conceptual dimensions of the Apparent Motion of the Moon, in the context of a Teaching Experiment. The analysis of the video- recorded Teaching Experiments demonstrated that the majority of the students produced, through their bodily expression, metaphors of embodied meanings between different semiotic contexts. The aforementioned metaphors have been found to be consistent with the scientifically accepted explanation of the phenomenon.

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