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Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg: Using Representations to Support Student Understanding
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Webb, David C.; Boswinkel, Nina; Dekker, Truus – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2008
In the Netherlands, the "iceberg model," developed by the Freudenthal Institute, has been used to support teacher identification of informal and preformal representations that build students' understanding of formal mathematics. This article offers suggestions on how this model can be used to support professional development,…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Cooperative Planning