The design consists of three task sequences presented as 3 sessions:

• Session 1: Light ray and shadows: Exploring Linear Relationships
• Session 2: Nomogram: Kinesthetic Learning of Functional Relationships
• Session 3: Dynamic Graphs: Function Transformations

Research publications:

Wei, H., Bos, R., & Drijvers, P. (2022). Embodied approaches to functional thinking using digital technology: A bibliometrics-guided review. Paper presented at Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Bozen-Bolsano, Italy. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03748999 [pdf]

Wei, H., Bos, R., & Drijvers, P. (2023). An embodied approach to abstract functional thinking using digital technology: A systematic literature review. The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 30(2), 75–92. https://doi.org/10.1564/tme_v30.2.2

Wei, H., Bos, R., & Drijvers, P. (2025). Developing functional thinking through bimanual movements. In M. Bosch, G. Bolondi, S. Carreira, C. Spagnolo, & M. Gaidoschik (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME14) Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and ERME. https://hal.science/CERME14/hal-05307228v1 [pdf]

Wei, H., Bos, R., & Drijvers, P. (2024). Developing Functional Thinking: from Concrete to Abstract Through an Embodied Design. Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 10, 323–351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40751-024-00142-z

Wei, H., Bos, R., & Drijvers, P. (2025). A digital-embodied design for functional thinking in the classroom. Mathematical Thinking and Learning. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10986065.2025.2493375

Wei, H., Bos, R., & Drijvers, P. (2025). An embodied approach to covariational reasoning: a hand-tracking study. Educational Studies in Mathematics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-025-10435-8

Wei, H. (2025). Hands-on: A digital-embodied path to functional thinking. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.33540/3107

Professional publication [in Dutch]:

Bos, R., Wei, H., van der Hoek, G., & Drijvers, P. (2023). Nomogrammen: een nieuwe kijk op functies. Euclides, 98(7), 8-11.