Making Numbers: where we are now

Susan Gifford, Jenni Back, Rose Griffiths

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Abstract

This paper summarises the initial findings of the Nuffield funded project ‘Making numbers’, which aims to develop guidance for teachers of children from age three to nine on the use of manipulatives to support the learning of arithmetic. A survey of teachers found they used manipulatives more with younger children and lower attainers of all ages. The literature review considers the history of manipulatives and suggests that a fruitful way of using them is to exploit their ambiguity by relating alternative representations. Key pedagogical factors are also identified.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics
EditorsGill Adams
Pages1-6
Number of pages7
Volume36
Edition2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2015

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