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Showing 1 to 20 of 74 for “"manipulatives"”.
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Embodied emergence : distributed computing manipulatives
Distributed systems and the emergent properties that can arise out of simple localized interactions have fascinated scientists and artists alike for the last century. They challenge the notions of control and creativity, producing outcomes that can be beautiful, engaging and surprising at the same …
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The effectiveness of using manipulatives to teach fractions
… study will focus on the effectiveness of using manipulatives when teaching fractions to elementary school students. Learning the concepts of fractions can be one of the most difficult skills to master for elementary level students. With so many different ways to expose students to manipulatives …
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No more worksheets: a pre-service teacher's look at manipulatives
… purpose of this study is to explore the use of manipulatives during math. This is done by examining manipulatives in reference to student interest, diverse learners, student response, and student opinions. The study was conducted in an elementary school in the Winslow Township school district …
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Supporting children’s conceptual understanding of fractions with manipulatives and gesture
… action on objects (i.e., working with concrete manipulatives) and gesture. The first study identifies the specific mental models about fractions children develop and express through their speech and gesture. The second paper presents a comparative case study that examines how two children’s …
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The role of manipulatives in learning to multiply and factor polynomials
… of the achievement of students who used manipulatives to learn how to multiply and factor polynomials with the achievement of those who did not use manipulatives to learn to operate on the polynomials. The instructional material designed for use by both treatment groups was based on the …
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Using Manipulatives to Investigate ESOL Students' Achievement and Dispositions in Algebra
… the effectiveness of concrete and virtual manipulatives on the achievement of English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) as they employ them to explore linear and exponential functions in high school Sheltered Common Core Coordinate Algebra. Also of interest were the effects concrete and …
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The Effectiveness Of Manipulatives In A High School Algebra II Class
<p>This study explores the use of manipulatives in high school Algebra II. The effectiveness of the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) Model is compared to explicit instruction. The participants in this study are students from six high school Algebra II classes -two honors classes, and four …
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Musical interfaces : design and construction of physical manipulatives for musical composition
Currently, musical composition is considered to be a high-level skill that is inaccessible to young children. There is a "high floor" for children who want to create a piece of music because they must learn a way of recording and remembering the notes, their sequence, etc, such as musical notation. …
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Measuring Engagement Effects of Educational Games and Virtual Manipulatives on Mathematics
… and discussed as fundamental features of virtual manipulatives and educational games used in this study to make an impact on students’ engagement. To measure effects of educational games and virtual manipulatives on three domains of engagement, the researcher designed an engagement survey that …
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Hands-on equations program: An approach to teaching linear equations using manipulatives
… calculation to abstract reasoning by utilizing manipulatives. The objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of HOE in 9 th and 10 th grade. The research uses three pretests, three posttests, a three week retention test, a six week retention test, and benchmark tests to evaluate …
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Exploring the use of manipulatives in teaching number sense in Grade 2: Oshana region, Namibia
… Grade 2 teachers in the Oshana Region used manipulatives when teaching number sense aspects in mathematics. The study wanted to establish in what way the teachers’ understanding of number sense and use of manipulatives influenced the Grade 2 learners’ performance in selected number sense …
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Teachers' Use of Children's Literature, Mathematics Manipulatives, and Scaffolding to Improve Preschool Mathematics Achievement: Does It Work?
… use of children's literature, related storybook manipulatives, and a scaffolding (LMS) approach to learning would improve preschool children's mathematics test scores. Additionally, the LMS approach was examined to determine whether teachers' perceptions of their effectiveness in mathematics …
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