Concrete vs. Virtual Manipulatives (390 words)

After completing the readings from the online articles Manipulatives: The Missing Link in High School Math (Curtain-Phillips, n.d.) and “Concrete” Manipulatives, Concrete Ideas (Clements, 1999) compare and contrast the use of concrete manipulatives and virtual manipulatives in math instruction.

Part 1
Discuss your experiences, if any, with using manipulatives in your own classroom.
What are the pros and cons for using each (concrete manipulatives and virtual manipulatives)?
Discuss an instance where you would use a virtual manipulative over a concrete manipulative and vice versa. Submit two to three paragraphs in response in your post to the class Discussion Board.
In addition, view the online resources pages 400 and 432 in Van de Walle (2013) text.

Part 2
Select one resource to investigate further.
Give a brief summary (1-2 paragraphs) of the resource.
How can this resource be utilized in a math classroom?

Post your 2-3-paragraph response.

Discussions require Level 1 Headings and a Reference List.

Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research.

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Are concrete or virtual Manipulatives better in facilitating the conceptualization of Mathematical Concepts. This is a critical question which must be entertained on an individual basis. In the article entitled, “The Missing Link in High School Math”, the said question was entertained on many levels, however in my close review and examination of the article, the assertions made by Clements (1999), were very clear in insisting that the choice in one over the ...