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ERIC Number: EJ483716
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Language Is Like the Human Body: Teaching Concepts through Analogy.
Davis, Patricia M.; Davidson, Gayle V.
Educational Technology, v34 n5 p27-32 May-Jun 1994
Describes 15 types of analogies, their facilitating function in mental processing, the kinds of knowledge for which they are most effectively employed, and their applicability across subject matter. Eight steps for constructing and presenting analogies and types of analogical relationships are included. Prevention of misconceptions is discussed. (Contains 29 references.) (SLW)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Teaching, Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Recall (Psychology), Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogies