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Virtual Manipulatives in Elementary Mathematics: A Critical Integrative Review of Research
Kathryn M. Rich
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1371–1377
This paper reviews 10 years of research on virtual manipulatives (VMs) in K-5 mathematics education with a focus on moving beyond generalized conclusions that VMs can support learning to better understanding how and when they support learning....
Topics: mathematics education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Infusing Computational Thinking Instruction into Elementary Mathematics and Science: Patterns of Teacher Implementation
Kathryn Rich; Aman Yadav
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 330–334
In this brief paper, we will share preliminary results of a study of how elementary-school teachers take up computational thinking (CT) ideas and incorporate them into their mathematics and science teaching. We describe the teachers’ school contexts,...
Topics: Computational Thinking
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Integrating computational thinking in elementary classrooms: Introducing a toolkit to support teachers.
Aman Yadav; Rachel Larimore; Kathryn Rich; Christina Schwarz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 347–350
Driven by the need for students to be prepared for a world driven by computation, a number of recent educational reforms in science and mathematics have called for computational thinking concepts to be integrated into these content areas. However,...
Topics: Computational Thinking
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Learning and Teaching Computational Thinking – Challenges for Teacher Education
Joke Voogt; Birgit Eickelmann; Amelie Labusch; Aman Yadav; Anne Leftwich; Allard Strijker; Kathryn Rich; Jon Good; Phil Sands
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 57–60
Computational Thinking is increasingly considered a key competency in the 21st century. Many countries have initiatives that are aimed to give Computational Thinking skills a proper place in the curriculum. However, since Computational Thinking is a ...