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ERIC Number: EJ564590
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Children's Use of Metaphors in Relation To Their Mental Models: The Case of the Ozone Layer and Its Depletion.
Christidou, Vasilia; Koulaidis, Vasilis; Christidis, Theodor
Research in Science Education, v27 n4 p541-52 1997
Examines the relationship between children's use of metaphors and their mental models concerning the ozone layer and ozone layer depletion. Results indicate that the way children represent the role and depletion of ozone is strongly correlated with the types of metaphors they use while constructing and/or articulating their models. Also discusses educational implications. Contains 22 references. (PVD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, Metaphors, Models, Science Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Greece; Ozone; Ozone Depletion