MANIPULATIV

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MEDIA

JOYCE L. GONZAGA

What is a manipulative

media?

Manipulative Media

Programs

Activities

Objects

Application

Building Blocks

Lego

Clay

Alphabet Blocks

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Brief History

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi(1746 –1827)

Swiss pedagogue

educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approachfirst person who strongly believed and advocated the use of hands-on-learning or manipulative

specifically as an educational tool

created “Pestalozzi Method” as hands-on learning

motto is “Learning by Head, Heart, and Hand”

Children must first understand what is concrete before abstract concepts.

Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel

(1782 – 1852)

German pedagogue

a student of Pestalozzi

laid the foundation for modern education

“Father of kindergarten”

developed the educational toys known as Froebel Gifts or Frobelgaben

included geometric building blocks and pattern activity blocks

Maria TeclaArtemesiaMontessori

(1870 –1952)

An Italian physician and educator

developed the use of manipulative

Goal “learn through personal investigation and exploration”

Her gifts are multisensory, sequential and self-correcting materials

“Montessori Method of Learning”

stresses development of a child's own initiative and

natural abilities, especially through practical play

Jean Piaget

(1896 –1980)

Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher

outlined a particular cognitive development of children

stressing the importance of concrete operations

in the primary stages of knowledge formation

Says, children must first construct knowledge through “concrete operations” before moving on to “formal operations

Main Functions of ManipulativeAllows a student to: Connect ideas and concept to

physicalobjects, and

Promote a better understanding.

Types Of Manipulative

Media

Traditional/Concrete Manipulative

Concrete or physical object

Present since the advent of computer These are objects from the real world

that can be moved, assembled, disassembled, etc. to show a concept.

Traditional/Concrete Manipulative

Real Objects Models

Field Trips

Most accessible and involving material in educational use

There is no substitute for the real thing when learning some tasks

They give meaning to otherwise, abstract words

May be modified to make instruction better

Real Objects

Real Objects

• currencies

• tools

• plants

• artifacts

The Attribute Blocks can be used to teach sorting, patterns, and identifying attributes.

The Attribute Blocks set includes five basic shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, circle, and hexagon) displaying different attributes. The basic shapes come in three different colors, two different sizes, and two different thicknesses. Attribute Blocks can be used to teach sorting, patterns, and identifying attributes.

These Geared Clocksallow children to explore telling time on analog clocks and calculating elapsed time.

These Geared Clocks are made of plastic and have hidden gears that reflect accurate hour and minute relationships. The hour and minute hands are color-coded to match hour and minute markings on the clock face. Clocks allow children to explore telling time on analog clocks and calculating elapsed time.

Two-Color Counters s can also be used to introduce students to basic ideas of probability.

These versatile Two-Color Countersare thicker than most other counters and easy for students to manipulate. They can be used to teach number and operations concepts, such as patterning, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division. Counters can also be used to introduce students to basic ideas of probability.

Color CubesThey help children through hands-on exploration of basic mathematics and geometric relationships as they stack, count, sort, and work with patterns.

Color Cubes are available in manipulate® and wood, and six different colors in a set: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. They help children through hands-on exploration of basic mathematics and geometric relationships as they stack, count, sort, and work with patterns.

Pattern Blocks makes it possible for the shapes to nest together and provides for a wide range of explorations

Pattern Blocks are a collection of six shapes in six colors—green triangles, orange squares, blue parallelograms, tan rhombuses, red trapezoids, and yellow hexagons. The shapes are designed so that the sides are all the same length except for the trapezoid, which has one side that is twice as long. This feature makes it possible for the shapes to nest together and provides for a wide range of

Advantages of Concrete Manipulative

Simpler, more moveable

Tactile experience adds a dimension of learning

Allows student to be more creative selecting pieces

Student has more control

Process is traceable

Allows trial and error

Units are easier to distinguish, make the whole easier to see

Easier to relate to real-world applications

Less expensive than technology

Allows me to be more cognitive of the operations I am performing

Requires more thinking

I was able to think about what it actually means to multiply and divide fractionsAllows teacher to involve the whole class in an interactive lesson

Allow information to be received visually and kinesthetically

Learning through play

Requires more thinking

Disadvantages of Concrete Manipulative Limited in the fractions that can be

used (i.e., you have only a few denominators)

Can’t actually see the numbers on the manipulatives so you may miss the conceptRequires internal affirmation rather than external

No feedback on whether you are right or wrong

Not very challenging

Doesn’t allow you to add or subtract fractions in your head (Math)

Children focus on manipulative instead of the instruction

Needs Supervision

Modelsthree-dimensional representations of a real thing

can provide learning experiences that real things can’t provide

can be disassembled to provide interior views

can be larger or smaller than the real object they represent

Models

Anatomical models

Molecular models

Animal models

Play money

Models of buildings

Educational Use:assembly activities

cultural artifacts

mark-ups used in most industrial training (ex. Flight simulator)

Real Object and Models: \

Familiarize yourself

Practice your presentation

Make sure the audience doesn’t get the wrong impression

Encourage the students to handle and manipulate the objects and model

Field TripsExcursion outside the classroom

For first-hand experience

Students can encounter phenomena that can’t be brought into the classroomParticularly valuable for learners who have kinesthetic perceptual strength

Digital/Virtual Manipulative

Integration of traditional media

enable physical objects to move, sense, and interact with one another -- and, as a result, make systems-related concepts more salient to (can be manipulated by) children

Concrete vs. Virtual Manipulatives

•Virtual manipulatives are more

practical for teachers than concrete

manipulatives due to issues on

homeroom management.

•Virtual manipulatives depends on the

availability of computers and requires

some basic computer skills from both

the teacher and the student.

Concrete vs. Virtual Manipulative

•Virtual manipulatives need no clean up unlike concrete manipulatives

•Virtual manipulatives’ appearance can be easily reformatted unlike concrete manipulatives

Advantages of Digital Media

Fun learning tool

Improves problem solving skills

Increases motivation

Availability at home

Catches attention

Student centered

Discovery learning

Advantages of Digital Media

Disadvantages of Digital Media

may lead to misconception of some ideas (color, size, etc.)

some students may not be able to grasp the abstract concept represented by the manipulatives

may consume too much time

Disadvantages of Digital Media

expensive

Not accessible to all

References

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