A new study challenges the common practice in many classrooms of teaching mathematical concepts by using "real-world," concrete examples. Researchers found that college students who learned a ...

The zone of proximal development (ZPD), also known as the zone of potential development, is a concept often used in classrooms to help students with skill development. The core idea of the ZPD is that ...

The aim of this research was the conceptual change and transformation of the intuitive conceptions of preschoolers concerning life through a cognitive — conflict teaching intervention. Young children ...

When studying to become a math teacher, many teachers-in-training are taught to use concrete, real world examples to help illustrate mathematical concepts. New research, published in last week's ...

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