Toys or Math Tools: Do Children's Views of Manipulatives Affect Their Learning?

Autor/inn/en	Donovan, Andrea Marquardt; Alibali, Martha W.
Titel	Toys or Math Tools: Do Children's Views of Manipulatives Affect Their Learning?
Quelle	In: Journal of Cognition and Development, 22 (2021) 2, S.281-304 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Donovan, Andrea Marquardt) ORCID (Alibali, Martha W.) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-8372
DOI	10.1080/15248372.2021.1890602
Schlagwörter	Manipulative Materials; Toys; Play; Mathematics Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Transfer of Training; Knowledge Level; Performance Factors; Problem Solving; Childrens Attitudes; Young Children; Grade 2; Grade 3 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hilfsmittel; Toy; Spielzeug; Spiel; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Wissensbasis; Leistungsindikator; Problemlösen; Frühe Kindheit; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03
Abstract	This research examined whether children's construals of mathematical manipulatives -- as toys or as tools for doing mathematics -- influenced their learning from a lesson with the manipulatives. Children (grades 2 and 3) were presented with a set of buckets and beanbags, and they were either given no information about the manipulatives (control) or were told that the manipulatives could be used for playing a game, for doing mathematics, or both. The manipulatives were then used in a lesson about mathematical equivalence. Participants who were instructed to view the manipulatives as math tools performed better on measures of learning, transfer, and conceptual knowledge than did participants who were not instructed to view the manipulatives in this way. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01