Students led into writing this way at the start of a course--writing about abstract ideas in terms of concrete objects--find it strange at first, but they are pleased that the task is actually doable.

A new study challenges the common practice in many classrooms of teaching mathematical concepts by using "real-world," concrete examples. Researchers at Ohio State University's Center for ...

Concrete Examples Don't Help Students Learn Math, Study Finds Date: April 25, 2008 Source: Ohio State University Summary: A new study challenges the common practice in many classrooms of teaching ...

Daniel Kornstein's new book, "Legal Writing and the Lone Ranger," introduces innovative concepts with an easy-to-read style. In entertaining language, it offers concrete examples and simple advice ...

A flurry of new books praising the use of concrete in a domestic setting suggests that this most prosaic of materials — appreciated ...

Concrete, when applied in an exposed, unfinished state called béton brut, is the material most often associated with the "new brutalism" style, named by architectural critic Reyner Banham.