The Learning Potentials of Number Blocks
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The Learning Potentials of Number Blocks. / Majgaard, Gunver; Misfeldt, Morten; Nielsen, Jacob.
Towards Learning and Instruction in Web 3.0.: Advances in Cognitive and Educational Psychology. ed. / Pedro Isaias; Dirk Ifenthaler; Demetrios Sampson; J. Michael Spector. New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2012. p. 289-301.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The Learning Potentials of Number Blocks
AU - Majgaard, Gunver
AU - Misfeldt, Morten
AU - Nielsen, Jacob
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In this paper it is described how an interactive cubic user-configurable modular robotic system can be used to support learning about numbers and their pronunciation. The development is done in collaboration with a class of 7–8 year old children and their mathematics teacher. The tool is called Number Blocks, and it combines physical interaction, learning, and immediate feedback. Number Blocks support the children’s understanding of place value in the sense that it allows them to experiment with large numbers. We found that the blocks contributed to the learning process in several ways. The blocks combined mathematics and play, and they included and supported children at different academic levels. The auditory representation, especially the enhanced rhythmic effects of using speech synthesis, helped the children to pronounce large numbers. This creates a new context for learning mathematical aspects of number names and the place value system.
AB - In this paper it is described how an interactive cubic user-configurable modular robotic system can be used to support learning about numbers and their pronunciation. The development is done in collaboration with a class of 7–8 year old children and their mathematics teacher. The tool is called Number Blocks, and it combines physical interaction, learning, and immediate feedback. Number Blocks support the children’s understanding of place value in the sense that it allows them to experiment with large numbers. We found that the blocks contributed to the learning process in several ways. The blocks combined mathematics and play, and they included and supported children at different academic levels. The auditory representation, especially the enhanced rhythmic effects of using speech synthesis, helped the children to pronounce large numbers. This creates a new context for learning mathematical aspects of number names and the place value system.
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4614-1539-8_17
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4614-1539-8_17
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-1-4614-1538-1
SP - 289
EP - 301
BT - Towards Learning and Instruction in Web 3.0.
A2 - Isaias, Pedro
A2 - Ifenthaler, Dirk
A2 - Sampson, Demetrios
A2 - Spector, J. Michael
PB - Springer Publishing Company
CY - New York
ER -
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