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Rich, Kathryn M. – Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 2023
Incorporating visual representations, rather than strictly relying on symbolic representations, is a research-based strategy for supporting fraction learning. However, students must also make transitions between visual and symbolic fraction representations to apply the conceptual understanding they gained from visual representations to symbolic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Ðokic, Olivera J.; Boricic, Milana M. Dabic; Jelic, Mila S. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
Since one of the main goals of teaching geometry is to provide students with the opportunity to develop spatial reasoning, it is important to find the most suitable support for learning 3D geometry in elementary school. This paper compares Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and physical manipulatives support, with the aim to answer if…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Geometry, Spatial Ability, Mathematics Instruction
Connell, Michael; Abramovich, Sergei – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2016
Today technology allows for the utilization of new classes of mathematical objects which are themselves subject to new modes of student interaction. A series of notable examples may be found in the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. These virtual manipulatives draw much of their power from their physical embodiment in the form of hand-on…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Computer Simulation, Manipulative Materials
Anderson-Pence, Katie L.; Tygret, Jennifer A.; Crocker, Lauren – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2020
Using a convergent parallel mixed methods design, this exploratory study examined mathematics lessons in two third-grade classrooms to analyze the mathematical classroom discourse when using tutorial instructional software. A chi-square test for independence revealed statistically significant correlations between teachers use of the focusing and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 3, Elementary School Mathematics, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Camp, Mary E. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this action research was to evaluate the implementation of technology integration with multiplication concepts (i.e., repeated, arrays, and decomposing numbers) for struggling third grade mathematics students. This study incorporated the use of virtual manipulatives and student think-aloud recordings to measure students' conceptual…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction
Anderson-Pence, Katie; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2016
This exploratory study examined the influence of different virtual manipulative (VM) types on the nature of student pairs' techno-mathematical discourse (TMD). Three fifth-grade student pairs participated in 9 sessions of mathematics instruction using VMs. The study compared three VM types: linked, pictorial, and tutorial. Students' levels of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Manipulative Materials, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction
Lee, Chun-Yi; Chen, Ming-Jang – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of worked examples using virtual manipulatives on the learning performance and attitudes of fifth grade students toward mathematics. The results showed that: (1) the utilization of non-routine examples could promote learning performance of equivalent fractions. (2) Learning with virtual…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
Burris, Justin T. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2013
Technology permeates every aspect of daily life, from the sensors that control the traffic signals to the cameras that allow real-time video chats with family around the world. At times, technology may make life easier, faster, and more productive. However, does technology do the same in schools and classrooms? Will the benefits of technology…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Manipulative Materials, Teaching Methods
Hensberry, Karina K. R.; Moore, Emily B.; Perkins, Katherine K. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2015
Computer technology, when coupled with reform-based teaching practices, has been shown to be an effective way to support student learning of mathematics. The quality of the technology itself, as well as how it is used, impacts how much students learn. Interactive simulations are dynamic virtual environments similar to virtual manipulatives that…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Mathematics Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Huang, Amy I-Yu – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study reports findings from a teaching experiment in which 4th grade children engaged in solving multiplication tasks with rectangular arrays in a computer environment. The environment provided flexible task-solving through dynamic virtual manipulatives (VMs) so children could use their existing knowledge of multiplication to complete array…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Multiplication, Problem Solving, Elementary School Mathematics
Paek, Seungoh – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how virtual manipulatives, designed to provide multimodal interactions, support richer perceptual experiences that promote conceptual learning. To study this phenomenon, a virtual manipulative called, "Puzzle Blocks," was developed by the researcher. "Puzzle Blocks" introduces the…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Simulation, Multiplication
Moyer-Packenham, Patricia; Suh, Jennifer – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2012
This study examined the influence of virtual manipulatives on different achievement groups during a teaching experiment in four fifth-grade classrooms. During a two-week unit focusing on two rational number concepts (fraction equivalence and fraction addition with unlike denominators) one low achieving, two average achieving, and one high…
Descriptors: Pattern Recognition, Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
Brown, Sonya E. – Online Submission, 2007
This study was designed to investigate the impact of using computer-simulated (virtual ) manipulatives and hands-on (concrete) manipulatives on elementary students' learning skills and concepts in equivalent fractions. The researcher's primary interest was whether or not students who used virtual manipulatives would out-perform students who used…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Urban Schools

Berlin, Donna; White, Arthur – School Science and Mathematics, 1986
This study investigated the effects of combining interactive microcomputer simulations and concrete activities on the development of abstract thinking in elementary school mathematics. Students in grades 2-4 were assessed on tasks involving designs and patterns. (MNS)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Perl, Teri – Classroom Computer Learning, 1990
Discussed is the concept of mirroring in which computer programs are used to enhance the use of mathematics manipulatives. The strengths and weaknesses of this approach are presented. The uses of the computer in modeling and as a manipulative are also described. Several software packages are suggested. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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