Mental Models for Social Studies/History Author:Bethanie H. Tucker, Ed.D., Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. Mental Models can help students: Translate information from the abstract to the concrete Understand the why of things Quickly hold and sort abstract information in their head 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 ... more »as stories, cartoons, vignettes, analogies, metaphors.« less