I am interested in culturally situated embodied cognition in relation to the teaching and learning of mathematics.
About Me:
I am a PhD student in the Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley. My research focuses on promoting epistemic diversity and cultural funds of knowledge in students by integrating culturally situated embodied cognition into mathematics education. Currently, I am working on the Geometry Resources in Dance (GRiD) project, a gridded floor mat to objectify tacit attentional anchors for movement coordination into auxiliary lines for geometric practice.
Originally from Bali, my formal background is in mathematics education, and I have also received informal training as a Balinese traditional dancer. Before starting my PhD, I spent five years teaching in Indonesian public universities’ mathematics education study program. Beyond academia, I actively support educational communities and institutions through various online classes. Additionally, whenever I have the opportunity, I enjoy performing Balinese dance at events in the Bay Area. You can catch glimpses of my performances on my Instagram <at> aayuratiih.
Research Interest: mathematics education, embodied cognition, design-based research, cultural funds of knowledge, cross-cultural epistemic diversity
Publications and Presentations
Apsari, R. A., & Abrahamson, D. (2024). Dancing geometry: Imagining auxiliary lines by reflecting on physical movement. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2024.2427099
Castro, A.D.L.A., Kelly, E.N., Hoang, T., & Apsari, R.A. (2023). Elicitation of Multimodal Mathematical Reasoning in Balinese Dance Through Verbal and Non-Verbal Justification. Poster presented for CalTeach Poster Session EDSTEM C122 <UGrad Research Mentored>, University of California, Berkeley.
Apsari, R.A. (2023). Grounding Auxiliary Geometrical Constructions as Semiotic Articulation of Tacit Proprioception: The Case of Basic Posture in Balinese Dance. Poster prepared for Research Day, Berkeley School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Apsari, R.A. (2024). Grounding Auxiliary Geometrical Constructions as Semiotic Articulation of Tacit Attentional Anchors: The Case of Balinese Dance. Poster presented for Research Day, Berkeley School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Apsari, R.A. (2024). Grounding Geometry as Movement Discourse: The Case of Auxiliary Constructions in Balinese Dance. In D. Abrahamson (Chair) & S. Gerofsky (Discussant), In-sight out: Challenges and opportunities in learning mathematics through negotiating egocentric and allocentric perspectives. Symposium presented for the SIG Research in Mathematics Education at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, April 11–14.
Hahn, S., Tolentino, A., Kulchin, O., Huang, X., Perez, J., Yan, J., Apsari, R.A. (2024). Geometry in Balinese Dance. Poster presented for EDSTEM C122 <UGrad Research Mentored> Spring Semester, University of California, Berkeley.
Grants
Jacobs Institute Innovation Catalysts, Spring 2024
Teaching
Graduate Student Instructor, EDUC 131AC, Classroom Interactions in Science & Mathematics A Focus on Equity and Urban Schools (with Daniel Golub), UC Berkeley, Spring 2024
Graduate Student Instructor, EDUC 130, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science (with Brantina Chirinda), UC Berkeley, Fall 2023
Graduate Student Instructor, EDUC 130, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science (with Lloyd Goldwasser), UC Berkeley, Spring 2023
Graduate Student Instructor, EDSTEM 187, Project-Based Instruction (with Mark Spencer), UC Berkeley, Fall 2022
Graduate Student Instructor, HIST 182T, Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society (with Hannah Zeavin), UC Berkeley, Spring 2022
Graduate Student Instructor, HIST 182T, History of Science in the United States (with Hannah Zeavin), UC Berkeley, Fall 2021