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Download full textBehr, Merlyn J. – 1976
This teaching experiment investigated variables which affect how well children learn from manipulative aids and how to use such aids in teaching mathematics. Five small groups from one second-grade classroom were stratified by achievement and taught using (1) counting sticks; (2) Dienes blocks; (3) abacus; (4) all three materials; or (5) counting…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Grade 2
