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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 ...
‌Concrete thinking is a more literal form of thinking that focuses on the physical world. Concrete thinkers may take information at face value without thinking beyond or generalizing the information ...
A new review explores the different areas of the brain that process the meaning of concrete and abstract concepts. A new review explores the different areas of the brain that process the meaning of ...
Rockville, Md. (February 28, 2019)--A new review explores the different areas of the brain that process the meaning of concrete and abstract concepts. The article is published ahead of print in the ...