RESEARCH 2008-09

 

 

SURVEYS

REFERENCES

2009 AMTE PRESENTATION

HOMEPAGE

THE QUESTION: Are virtual manipulatives as effective as concrete manipulatives to build conceptual understanding in mathematics?

The teacher education classroom provides the perfect setting in which to investigate the effectiveness of hands-on versus virtual manipulatives, while providing experiences in which preservice teachers develop a deeper understanding not only of the mathematics but also of the resources themselves and their respective pedagogical impact.