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ERIC Number: EJ476619
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Self-Generated Analogies as a Tool for Constructing and Evaluating Explanations of Scientific Phenomena.
Wong, E. David
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v30 n4 p367-80 Apr 1993
Investigates whether students can use a series of self-generated analogies to bring about change in their understanding of a given scientific phenomenon and the nature of the change in the understanding. Eleven individuals in a teacher education program were audiotaped and videotaped as they attempted to understand a piston/cylinder device. (PR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Research, Higher Education, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Student Evaluation, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogy; Science Education Research