Is Math Getting Tougher to Master?
I came across a couple interesting stories this morning about math, both suggesting that commonplace teaching methods once believed to make the subject easier to understand in fact make it harder.
First up, MSNBC has a piece from Reuters about a new study in the journal Science, by a Ohio State University researcher, who found that students actually absorbed more via abstract than real-world examples.
The New York Times also posts a story with its take on the same study.
It's pretty interesting actually. What do you think, teachers?