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Evans, Michael A.; Wilkins, Jesse L. M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
The reported exploratory study consisted primarily of classroom visits, videotaped sessions, and post-treatment interviews whereby second graders (n = 12) worked on problems in planar geometry, individually and in triads, using physical and virtual manipulatives. The goal of the study was to: 1) characterize the nature of geometric thinking found…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Geometric Concepts, Grade 2, Geometry
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Steen, Kent; Brooks, David; Lyon, Tammy – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2006
This study investigated the impact of virtual manipulatives on first grade students' academic achievement as well as on student attitudes, behaviors, and interactions. Thirty-one (31) first grade students were randomly assigned to either a treatment or control group. Both groups studied identical objectives, but the treatment group used virtual…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 2