PRInCIPlES fRoM RESEaRCH
“For students to understand such mathematical formalisms,
we must help them connect these formalisms with other
forms of knowledge, including everyday experience,
concrete examples, and visual representations.
Such connections form a conceptual framework
that holds mathematical knowledge together and
facilitates its retrieval and application.”
—Donovan & Bransford, 2005, p. 364