Revisiting manipulatives in the learning of geometric figures
Over time, teaching materials, such as manipulatives, have acquired a key role in promoting students’ understanding of mathematical knowledge. These materials play an important resource in student learning, including a recreational role that promotes motivation and a dynamic role in the understandin...
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| author | Rita Ponte Floriano Viseu Floriano Viseu Teresa B. Neto Teresa B. Neto Ana Paula Aires Ana Paula Aires |
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| description | Over time, teaching materials, such as manipulatives, have acquired a key role in promoting students’ understanding of mathematical knowledge. These materials play an important resource in student learning, including a recreational role that promotes motivation and a dynamic role in the understanding of concepts in which students are involved in the learning activities. Based on these assumptions, this study aims to investigate the contribution of manipulative materials in the learning of geometric figures by elementary school students. Adopting a qualitative and interpretative approach, data were collected through students’ written records, and audio and video record of students’ activities. The results show that students explored, manipulated, and constructed representations of triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, and other geometric figures, distinguishing them from each other through shape and properties. In particular, through manipulation of shapes with manipulatives students realized that a square is a rectangle but the inverse is not true. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f9cdea965184b9a9d6b4077228ce9042023-06-30T06:00:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2023-06-01810.3389/feduc.2023.12176801217680Revisiting manipulatives in the learning of geometric figuresRita Ponte0Floriano Viseu1Floriano Viseu2Teresa B. Neto3Teresa B. Neto4Ana Paula Aires5Ana Paula Aires6Escola Básica Bernardino Machado, Joane-Vila Nova de Famalicão, PortugalDepartment of Integrated Studies on Literacy, Didactics and Supervision, Institute of Education, University of Minho, Braga, PortugalResearch Center on Education (CIEd), Institute of Education, University of Minho, Braga, PortugalDepartment of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalCIDTFF—Research Center on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalCIDTFF—Research Center on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Mathematics, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PortugalOver time, teaching materials, such as manipulatives, have acquired a key role in promoting students’ understanding of mathematical knowledge. These materials play an important resource in student learning, including a recreational role that promotes motivation and a dynamic role in the understanding of concepts in which students are involved in the learning activities. Based on these assumptions, this study aims to investigate the contribution of manipulative materials in the learning of geometric figures by elementary school students. Adopting a qualitative and interpretative approach, data were collected through students’ written records, and audio and video record of students’ activities. The results show that students explored, manipulated, and constructed representations of triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, and other geometric figures, distinguishing them from each other through shape and properties. In particular, through manipulation of shapes with manipulatives students realized that a square is a rectangle but the inverse is not true.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1217680/fullmanipulative materialsfirst grade studentsgeometry learninggeometric thinkingvisual perception |
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| title | Revisiting manipulatives in the learning of geometric figures |
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| title_short | Revisiting manipulatives in the learning of geometric figures |
| title_sort | revisiting manipulatives in the learning of geometric figures |
| topic | manipulative materials first grade students geometry learning geometric thinking visual perception |
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