The use of games incorporating manipulatives in teaching geometry to grade six Bhutanese students

Abstract

A mixed method research was conducted to: 1) examine the effect of using games incorporating manipulatives on learning achievement in geometry of grade six Bhutanese learners and 2) find out perception of grade six Bhutanese learners towards the use of games incorporating manipulatives in learning geometry. The data were collected through pretest and posttest (quantitative methods) and analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. The other instruments used were structured interview and structured observation (qualitative methods) and analyzed using thematic analysis. A section was selected out of two sections (consisted of 28 learners in each section) of grade six as research participants using Intact sampling method. The sample group was taught using games incorporating manipulatives for a period of one month. The mean score 6.33 in pretest and the mean score 12.78 in posttest making the mean difference of 6.45 unfurled significant improvement in learning achievement with the significant value of .01. The data analyzed from structured interview and structured observation confirmed that the learners had positive perception towards the use of games incorporating manipulatives in learning geometry.