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ERIC Number: EJ500569
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Systematic Analysis of Variables That Contribute to the Formation of Analogical Misconceptions.
Zook, Kevin B.; Maier, Jean M.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n4 p589-600 Dec 1994
In 2 experiments, 261 middle school students processed an analogy and responded to factual and inferential target-domain questions in a study of variables that contribute to the formation of analogical misconceptions. Results of both experiments support a six-variable model of analogical misconception formation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Context Effect, Inferences, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Models, Responses, Sex Differences, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogies; Misinterpretation
Note: Versions of this paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Educational Research Assn. (Atlanta, GA, April 12-16, 1993 and New Orleans, LA, April 4-8, 1994).