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Manipulatives

are Valuable Teaching Tools!

Summary

Traditional and Virtual Manipulatives

should both be used in the classroom

Teachers need to be educated on the

use of manipulatives and use them as a

valuable resource in the classroom

Manipulatives aid in hands-on-learning of mathematics, technology integration, and mathematical conceptual understanding

Traditional VS Virtual Manipulatives

Some studies conclude that children who use traditional manipulatives outperform children that use virtual manipulatives by their performance on assessment tests.

Studies with virtual manipulatives are still largely under researched.

Advantages of Virtual Manipulatives

Advantages of Traditional Manipulatives

Attention getting graphics

Flexible & Accessible

Learn by trial and error and receive

immediate feedback

No time wasted by

clean-up

Physical interaction with tangible objects

Multi-sensory

Objects are used for abstract reasoning

Opportunities for collaboration with other students

Learn while playing

Virtual Manipulatives

Traditional Manipulatives

Adding 168 + 12 = 180

With a 1st grader who is comfortable adding 3 digit numbers but has not had exposure with manipulatives

Traditional Manipulatives

Cuisenaire Rods

Unifex Cubes

Digi- Blocks

Virtual and Traditional Manipulatives

Geometrical Shapes

Plastic Hundreds Board

Base 10 Blocks

History of Manipulatives

Pestalozzi Method

The Abacus

Salamis Tablet

Froebel Gifts

Digital Manipulatives

Virtual Manipulatives

Montessori Method

Why manipulatives?

Laura Apollonio

Students utilize their tactile and visual skills

Research has shown that learning occurs best if students have meaningful context for the mathematical concept and understand fundamental relationships for that knowledge (National Research Council)

Multi-embodiment principle

The use of examples and non-examples

Cube

What are manipulatives?

They can be concrete models that incorporate mathematical concepts, appeal to several senses, and can be touched and moved around by students

They can be an interactive, Web-based visual representation of a dynamic object as in a

virtual manipulative.

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