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Donovan, Andrea Marquardt; Alibali, Martha W. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
This research examined whether children's construals of mathematical manipulatives -- as toys or as tools for doing mathematics -- influenced their learning from a lesson with the manipulatives. Children (grades 2 and 3) were presented with a set of buckets and beanbags, and they were either given no information about the manipulatives (control)…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Toys, Play, Mathematics Instruction
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Yoon, Haeny S. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2020
With renewed emphasis on civic education in K-12 schools, educators and politicians call for young people to engage in civic action. Worth considering are the kinds of ideas taken up, the performances deemed "critical" enough, and actions recognized in schools as civic engagement. Drawing from a case study of second graders in New York…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Citizenship Education, Grade 2, Elementary School Students