ISTRAŽIVANjE O UPOTREBI MANIPULATIVA U NASTAVI MATEMATIKE U SRBIJI I PREPORUKE ZA USPOSTAVLjANjE I OSIGURANjE KVALITETA U EVROPSKOM OBRAZOVNOM PROSTORU

This paper deals with the connection between the specific research on the use of manipulative materials in teaching mathematics and documents adopted by European institutions and bodies in the form of recommendations and guidelines for establishing and ensuring the quality of teaching and learning process. The validity and topicality of the research are presented and the reasons for choosing certain areas of research are explained. At the same time, the paper focuses on the possibility of collecting and producing new relevant evidence for making informed and responsible decisions in the field of education policies, using specific research as a generic basis.