Using Manipulatives in Mathematical Problem Solving: A Performance-Based Analysis

By C. A. Kelly. The Mathematics Enthusiast, 2006

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This article explores problem solving in elementary classrooms while focusing on how children use (perform tasks) manipulatives and/or tools in problem solving while working on mathematical tasks. Ways for teachers to assess children’s learning through performance-based

Subfields: Applied Mathematics, Education, Statistics and Probability

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Citations in the corpus

• Assessment Strategies for Enhancing Students’ Mathematical Problem-solving Skills: A Review of Literature (2021, background): “Since the idea of problemsolving is conceived at a very early age, prekindergarten, kindergarten, and primary children can discover problems while playing (Charlesworth & Leali, 2012; Kelly, 2006).”