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ERIC Number: EJ651164
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-3430
A Comparative Analysis of Pre-Service Teacher Analogies Generated for Process and Structure Concepts.
Nottis, Katharyn Ellen Ketter; McFarland, Jacqueline
Electronic Journal of Science Education, v5 n4 Jun 2001
Reports on a study undertaken to determine the effectiveness of science analogies generated by pre-service teachers and whether those analogies varied according to the abstractness of concepts. Results showed a significant difference in the validity of analogies created to illustrate a process concept and those created to illustrate a structure concept. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogical Reasoning