A Comparison of the Effectiveness of an Abstract and a Concrete Approach in Teaching Selected Algebraic Concepts to Ninth and Tenth Grade Students
Description:
One purpose of this study was to determine whether any differences in immediate achievement or retention existed between students using manipulatives and students not using manipulatives. Also addressed in this study is whether or not the use of manipulatives is more beneficial for girls than boys and whether the use of manipulatives is more beneficial for low-ability students than for high-ability students.
Students selected for this study were from a large suburban school district in Texas. T…
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Date:
May 1989
Creator:
Wohlgehagen, James L. (James Lee)
Partner:
UNT Libraries