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.

Vassiliki Zogza, Yannis Papamichael, The development of the concept of alive by preschoolers through a cognitive conflict teaching intervention, European Journal of Psychology of Education, Vol. 15, ...

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 ...

N. B. MIJINDADI, Integrated Rural Development: Concept and Planning Implications—with examples from Nigeria, Community Development Journal, Vol. 13, No. 1 (January ...