Foundations of Embodied Learning advances learning, instruction, and the design of
educational technologies by rethinking the learner as an integrated system of mind, body …

A longstanding debate concerns the use of concrete versus abstract instructional materials,
particularly in domains such as mathematics and science. Although decades of research …

Flipped learning is an approach to the design and instruction of classes through which, with
appropriate guidance, students gain their first exposure to new concepts and material prior …

The use of manipulatives to teach mathematics is often prescribed as an efficacious
teaching strategy. To examine the empirical evidence regarding the use of manipulatives …

People who learn to solve problems' on the job'often have to do it differently from people
who learn in theory. Practical knowledge and theoretical knowledge is different in some …

Schemas are major knowledge structures influencing the way people acquire and store
information. Sandra Marshall explores a new theory of schema development and studies the …

Basic reading proficiency is key to success in all content areas, but attending to students'
literacy development remains a challenge for many teachers, especially after the primary …

This article explores how differences in problem representations change both the
performance and underlying cognitive processes of beginning algebra students engaged in …

'this work is highly relevant to the proliferation of accountability measures worldwide'James
Scheurich and Douglas Foley In many countries, the lives of teachers and children are …

The use of manipulatives in the classroom has been advocated for decades. However, the
theoretical and empirical support for this practice is mixed. Some researchers suggest that …