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Rahaman, Jeenath; Agrawal, Harshit; Srivastava, Nisheeth; Chandrasekharan, Sanjay – Cognitive Science, 2018
Manipulation of physical models such as tangrams and tiles is a popular approach to teaching early mathematics concepts. This pedagogical approach is extended by new computational media, where mathematical entities such as equations and vectors can be virtually manipulated. The cognitive and neural mechanisms supporting such manipulation-based…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Manipulative Materials, Object Manipulation
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Macbeth, Douglas Russell – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1974
Reports the results of a study designed to test the importance of manipulative experiences with science materials in the attainment of science process skills for kindergarten and third grade students. (JR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Grade 3, Kindergarten Children
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Zervigon-Hakes, Anita – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Describes materials mastery and symbolic development as two discrete but related processes that preschool children learn. Uses the preschool setting to identify the developmental stages of construction play. (AS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Dramatic Play, Learning Processes