EDUCATION - New teaching method improves math skills, closes gender gap in young students

When early elementary math teachers ask students to explain their problem-solving strategies and then tailor instruction to address specific gaps in their understanding, students learn significantly more than those taught using a more traditional approach. This was the conclusion of a yearlong study of nearly 5,000 kindergarten and first-grade students ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130918132330.ht