Developing Skills with Visual Representations

Author:
Ruthmae Sears University of South Florida, Tampa

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Volume/Issue:
Volume 115: Issue 10
Page(s):
694–695
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2022.0112
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Subjects:
Grade(s) or Audience, All grades PK-12, Math Topic, Geometry, Other Topic, Reasoning/Sense Making/Proof, Technology, Mathematical Practices, Reason abstractly and quantitatively

This article describes how visual representations can help develop students’ reasoning and proof skills.

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© 2022 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
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2
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Oct 2022
Online Publication Date:
Oct 2022
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