23.5.3 Research Conclusion
On the whole, research into implementations of REALs shows positive effects for the REAL strategies. These positive effects show across ages, abilities, and content areas. However, research into the implementation of REALs is still young and developing. At the same time that teachers are trying to change their classrooms. from the teaching of decontextualized skills to the teaching of lifelong learning skills in context, educational research is struggling to move from a history of decontextualized experimental studies to more qualitative kinds of research within the natural context of the classroom. Both teachers and researchers have a lot to learn in terms of methodology in each area.