Editing Embodiment Principle (section)

=='''Implications'''==

The use of embodied principle must first take into account the prior knowledge of the learners. For example, if the cognitive task is too demanding, and the students do not possess prior knowledge, they may get preoccupied in enacting the gestures which may be ineffective for their learning <ref> Post, L. S., van Gog, T., Paas, F., & Zwaan, R. A. (2013). Effects of simultaneously observing and making gestures while studying grammar animations on cognitive load and learning. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(4), 1450–1455. </ref>

Secondly, while tracing gestures enhancing learning, research is not conclusive about how and why - thereby leaving a gap.

Thirdly, the research is inconsistent while identifying if learner enactment is more effective than observing the instructor for reduction of cognitive load and generative processing.