Paolo has been working in his uncle's bakery since he was able to walk and he can double or halve recipes with ease. In the classroom, however, he tends to have difficulty with word problems and equations containing fractions. This is an example of

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Situated cognition suggests that knowledge is tied to the context in which it is learned. Paolo's ease with recipes in the bakery but difficulty with classroom problems illustrates this concept.

Paolo Has Been Working in His Uncle's Bakery Since He