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Download full textHartshorn, Robert; Boren, Sue – 1990
This ERIC digest examines recent research about the use of manipulatives to teach mathematics. "Manipulatives" refers to objects that can be touched and moved by students to introduce or reinforce a mathematical concept. The digest also speculates on some of the challenges affecting future use of manipulatives. Since the 19th century,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Information Sources
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Direct linkNietfeld, John L.; Enders, Craig K; Schraw, Gregory – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
Researchers studying monitoring accuracy currently use two different indexes to estimate accuracy: relative accuracy and absolute accuracy. The authors compared the distributional properties of two measures of monitoring accuracy using Monte Carlo procedures that fit within these categories. They manipulated the accuracy of judgments (i.e., chance…
Descriptors: Monte Carlo Methods, Test Items, Computation, Metacognition
