George Preferred Learning Fraction Concepts with Physical Rather than Virtual Manipulatives
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Paper/Presentation Title | George Preferred Learning Fraction Concepts with Physical Rather than Virtual Manipulatives |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Getenet, Seyum |
Editors | Fitzallen, Noleine, Murphy, Carol and Hatisaru, Vesife |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA44) |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | Adelaide, Australia |
ISBN | 9781920846336 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://merga.net.au/Public/Annual-Conference/Home.aspx |
Conference/Event | 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA44) |
Event Details | 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA44) Parent Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Delivery In person Event Date 03 to end of 07 Jul 2022 Event Location Launceston, Australia |
Abstract | This case study aims to describe the learning characteristics of a child and evaluate his preferences for using physical manipulatives (PM) and virtual manipulatives (VM) to solve fraction problems. The participant in this study was a fourth-grade child. The child was given similar problems to solve using PM and VM. Data sources were observations and interviews conducted with the child during and after the tasks were completed. The results showed that the child engaged and preferred solving fraction problems using PM more than VM. The child stated that PM helped him quickly understand the relationship between various representations of fractions and model them using manipulatives. He reported the VM did not help him solve the |
Keywords | physical manipulatives; virtual manipulatives; fractions; mathematics |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q77y6/george-preferred-learning-fraction-concepts-with-physical-rather-than-virtual-manipulatives
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