A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Teaching Mathematics With Concrete Manipulatives

被引:235
作者
Carbonneau, Kira J. [1 ]
Marley, Scott C. [1 ]
Selig, James P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New Mexico, Dept Individual Family & Community Educ, Educ Psychol Program, Coll Educ, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
关键词
mathematics; manipulatives; concrete objects; activity-based learning; hands-on learning; CHILDRENS LISTENING COMPREHENSION; DUAL REPRESENTATION; PERFORMED TASKS; KNOWLEDGE; STRATEGY; INSTRUCTION; DISCOVERY; ENVIRONMENTS; BENEFITS; MEMORY;
D O I
10.1037/a0031084
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
The use of manipulatives to teach mathematics is often prescribed as an efficacious teaching strategy. To examine the empirical evidence regarding the use of manipulatives during mathematics instruction, we conducted a systematic search of the literature. This search identified 55 studies that compared instruction with manipulatives to a control condition where math instruction was provided with only abstract math symbols. The sample of studies included students from kindergarten to college level (N = 7,237). Statistically significant results were identified with small to moderate effect sizes, as measured by Cohen's d, in favor of the use of manipulatives when compared with instruction that only used abstract math symbols. However, the relationship between teaching mathematics with concrete manipulatives and student learning was moderated by both instructional and methodological characteristics of the studies. Additionally, separate analyses conducted for specific learning outcomes of retention (k = 53, N = 7,140), problem solving (k = 9, N == 477), transfer (k = 13, N = 3,453), and justification (k = 2, N = 109) revealed moderate to large effects on retention and small effects on problem solving, transfer, and justification in favor of using manipulatives over abstract math symbols.
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