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 ...

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 ...