Mental Models for Math; Grades 6-12, Used [Paperback]

?Excellent teachers use mental models to teach what is important in their discipline.? ?Ruby K. Payne Mental models can help students: ? Translate information from the abstract to the concrete ? Learn abstract information more quickly ? Hold abstract information in their head ? Sort information ? Understand the why of things ? Understand a discipline or field of study ? Understand the structure, purpose, or pattern of a body of knowledge The mental models in this book are presented primarily as: ? Stories (cartoons, short stories, vignettes) ? Pictures (two-dimensional visual representations) ? Analogies ? Metaphors

Mental Models for Math; Grades 6-12, Used [Paperback]