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ERIC Number: EJ114909
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Synectics: A Technique for Creative Learning
Jimenez, Jacques
Science Teacher, 42, 3, 33-36, Mar 75
Describes the rationale behind Synectics Education Systems (SES) which is primarily a way of thinking. The main feature of the approach is the making of analogies. Two examples of applying the technique are given. Suggestions for using the technique in lesson planning are also given. (BR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, General Science, Instruction, Learning, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
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Identifiers: Analogy