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ERIC Number: EJ620987
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
The Use and Effectiveness of Analogical Instruction in Diverse Secondary Content Classrooms.
Bulgren, Janis A.; Deshler, Donald D.; Schumaker, Jean B.; Lenz, B. Keith
Journal of Educational Psychology, v92 n3 p426-41 Sep 2000
Explores the use of analogies while teaching important concepts in secondary content classrooms containing students of diverse abilities. Measures included students' knowledge of concepts, the numbers and types of analogies teachers used, and teacher and student satisfaction. Results reveal that teacher use of the routine led to increased student retention and expression of information. (Contains 49 references and 2 tables.) (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Experimental Teaching, High Schools, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogy