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Re: Manipulatives
Posted:
Apr 6, 1995 10:21 PM
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Peter,
There is a really good article, written by a prof here at MSU (who, BTW,
contributed to the writing of the NCTM Teaching Standards), that discusses
some caveats about manipulative use, which you might find useful:
Ball, D. L. (1992). Magical hopes: Manipulatives and the reform of
mathematics education. American Educator, 16(2), 14-18, 46-47.
I can see that you get a copy if you are unable to obtain one.
Angie
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Michigan State University E-Mail: eshelma2@studente.msu.edu
East Lansing, MI 48824-1034
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At 4:57 PM 4/6/95, Peter J. Smith wrote:
>Help!
> I am in need of research information supporting the use of
>manipulatives to teach mathematics. There is some concern in the Omaha
>Public School area that the use of manipulatives is untested as a
>successful strategy for teaching mathematics.
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