Editing Instructional Manipulatives (section)

=='''Overview'''==
Instructional manipulatives are physical and virtual objects/mechanisms designed to help reinforce learning material. A student rotating a globe to increase their understanding of where the Northern hemisphere meets the Southern hemisphere at the equator is an example of a physical manipulator. Interactions with manipulators involve relations between the mind, body, and environment. Thus, an embedded embodied perspective on manipulatives is of interest to cognitive scientists, as this approach could help them discover new ways to enhance knowledge acquisition and [[transfer]] of learners. 

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