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ERIC Number: EJ336697
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Children's Explanations.
Solomon, Joan
Oxford Review of Education, v12 n1 p41-51 1986
Building on the work of Piaget, this article examines how children explain scientific phenomena using simile and metaphor. Demonstrates the difficulty children have in constructing explanations which contain sufficient "semantic distance" to be effective. Contends that comparison-as-explanation may bid for a place among the basic "processes" of science education. (JDH)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language, Learning Strategies, Science Education, Student Centered Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)