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Direct linkHeather Shannon Fish – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study sought to compare the effectiveness of teaching with manipulatives versus algorithms and procedures. Assessment data were collected before instruction, after instruction with algorithms and procedures, and after instruction with modeling and manipulatives. Data were collected from 113 students from the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades within…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algorithms, Middle School Students, Manipulative Materials
Peer reviewedKristina M. Tank; Tamara J. Moore; Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich; Zarina Wafula; Lin Chu; Sohheon Yang – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2025
This study investigates the integration of computational thinking (CT) into early elementary literacy, focusing on kindergarten to second grade students, using multiple representations to understand their ideas of CT. Through clinical task-based interviews with 12 students, we found that concrete manipulatives, pictorial/graphical representations,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Computation, Thinking Skills, Inclusion
Nadav Aridan; Michal Bernstein-Eliav; Dana Gamzo; Maya Schmeidler; Niv Tik; Ido Tavor – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Anatomy studies are an essential part of medical training. The study of neuroanatomy in particular presents students with a unique challenge of three-dimensional spatial understanding. Virtual Reality (VR) has been suggested to address this challenge, yet the majority of previous reports have implemented computer-generated or imaging-based models…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Neurology, Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation
Frank Liu – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Virtual reality (VR) provides significant opportunities for students to experience immersive education. In VR, students can travel to the international space station, or go through a science experiment at home. However, the current tactile feedback provided by these systems do not feel real. Controllers do not provide the same tactile feedback…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Computer Simulation, Equipment, Manipulative Materials
Download full textSevda Koç-Akran – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2024
The main purpose of this research is to determine the effect of the REACT strategy in augmented reality applications on the problem-solving skills of teacher candidates. A parallel mixed method, which converges from mixed research designs, was used in the research. The study group of the research consists of 50 teacher candidates studying at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education, Physical Environment
Gull, Carla; Bogunovich, Jessica; Goldstein, Suzanne Levenson; Rosengarten, Tricia – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
Loose parts is often an ambiguous term with different interpretations depending on the context. Using the search parameters, a scoping review was implemented to narrow down over 2,400 articles related to "loose parts," "early childhood," and "outdoor classrooms" to 15 articles for in-depth review. From the selected…
Descriptors: Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Outdoor Education, Play
Reid, David A.; Vallejo Vargas, Estela A. – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
In this article we outline the role evidence and argument plays in the construction of a framing theory for Proof Based Teaching of basic operations on natural numbers and integers, which uses tiles to physically represent numbers. We adopt Mariotti's characterization of a mathematical theorem as a triple of statement, proof and theory, and…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Evidence, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
Roy, Sudipta – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2019
The natural experiment proposed in this article extracts three stories from boxes of "100 paper clips". The activity requires students to apply three lessons from inferential statistics, starting with a hypothesis test and including confidence intervals as well as tolerance intervals.
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Probability, Teaching Methods, Hypothesis Testing
Wright, Barry; Kingsley, Ellen; Cooper, Cindy; Biggs, Katie; Bursnall, Matthew; Wang, Han-I; Chater, Tim; Coates, Elizabeth; Teare, M. Dawn; McKendrick, Kirsty; Gomez de la Cuesta, Gina; Barr, Amy; Solaiman, Kiera; Packham, Anna; Marshall, David; Varley, Danielle; Nekooi, Roshanak; Parrott, Steve; Ali, Shehzad; Gilbody, Simon; Le Couteur, Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Social learning through friendships is important in child development. Autistic children often initiate and engage in social interactions differently than neurotypical peers. LEGO® based therapy is a group intervention which facilitates social interactions with peers using collaborative LEGO® play. A 1:1 cluster randomised controlled trial with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Social Isolation
Weng, Cathy; Otanga, Sarah; Weng, Apollo; Tran, Khanh Nguyen Phuong – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
The purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of physical and virtual tangrams on preschool children's learning engagement and achievement. Children listened to an e-storybook narration and solved puzzles individually. The experimental group (N = 31) completed puzzles embedded in the e-storybook using virtual tangrams, while the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Computer Simulation, Manipulative Materials, Learner Engagement
Taherian Kalati, Atefeh; Kim, Mi Song – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This systematic review provides an overview of existing evidence regarding the effect of touchscreen technology on young children's learning. Using PRISMA principles, we identified 53 studies in our review. The literature generally advocated positive effects of touchscreen devices on young children's learning with 34 studies reporting positive…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Manipulative Materials, Young Children
Bone, Erin K.; Bouck, Emily C.; Smith, John P., III – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
Algebra is considered by many to be a gateway to higher-level mathematics and eventual economic success yet students with and without disabilities often struggle to develop algebra skills. This study builds on the limited understanding of how virtual manipulatives support students with disabilities in the area of algebra by investigating their use…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Manipulative Materials
Wu, Chih-Fu; Wu, Hsiang-Ping; Tu, Yung-Hsiang; Yeh, I-Ting; Chang, Chin-Te – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: Three-dimensional (3D) printing can be used to produce tactile teaching materials for individuals with visual impairments. Although 3D and 2.5D teaching materials are based on realistic content, no systematic conversion model for 2D materials exists. Here, we combined the previous findings and this study's results and technology to…
Descriptors: Printing, Instructional Materials, Manipulative Materials, Tactile Adaptation
Rau, Martina A.; Herder, Tiffany – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Abundant prior research has compared effects of physical and virtual manipulatives on students' conceptual learning. However, most prior research has been based on conceptual salience theory; that is, it has explained mode effects by the manipulative's capability to draw students' attention to conceptually relevant (visual or haptic) features.…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Schemata (Cognition), Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts
Holton, Derek; Symons, Duncan – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2021
With the impact of the COVID pandemic, many students have been learning mathematics online. This article shows how emojis can be used as a virtual manipulative in online and digital learning platforms.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Manipulative Materials, Visual Aids
