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The Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract (CPA) Approach in Teaching Mathematics
“Any curriculum for primary mathematics must incorporate the progression from the concrete to the abstract and subsequently a need to appreciate the importance of abstraction in [...] -
The curious case of ‘Zero’
What comes to your mind when you think of zero, apart from the numeral '0'? Nothing, right? There's just a blank space with nothing in it. Now just think about how this concept was [...] -
Evaluation of Cognitive Process behind Answering a Question
Can there be some objective criteria to identify questions that seem to measure higher-order thinking or are cognitively more demanding? We recognise different questions may be designed [...] -
The Importance and Characteristics of Figurative Language Comprehension
What comes to your mind first when you read/hear the expression ‘it’s raining cats and dogs '? Well, sensibly so, one does not imagine cats and dogs falling from the sky. We ignore the [...] -
The New Normal ‘Online’ Education and Carbon Footprint: Making Informed Decisions
Come March 2020 and the world was shaken by a tiny virus that changed the very foundation of functioning that the human race was used to. Everything from daily chores to social [...] -
How Children Think: An Essential Tool Kit for Teachers
Piaget: What makes the wind? Julia: The trees. P: How do you know? J: I saw them waving their arms. P: How does that make the wind? J (waving her hand in front of his [...] -
Comparing Functional English Proficiency in Adolescents of Three Countries: India, Vietnam & Ethiopia
Functional English is the ability to communicate in English through listening, speaking, writing, and reading in real-life contexts, with grammar usage focused more on an ‘effectivity’ [...] -
Shapes and ‘non-shapes’
Rima was sitting with her dad Varun, trying to put a huge jigsaw puzzle together. Rima was looking for a piece and getting quite impatient. She was about to get up when Varun asked, [...] -
Uncovering The Power Of Educational Games
Benjamin Franklin said, " Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn" Though we may have heard of or read this famous quote several times [...] -
Teachers’ Ability To Apply The Knowledge And Understanding Of Mathematical Ideas, Techniques And Procedures To Classroom And Real-world Situations
Maths is all around us. All our day-to-day activities like shopping, cooking, banking, etc. involve the application of Maths concepts. Maths is regarded as a very important subject in [...]
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