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Flick, Larry – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1991
Describes a theory of metaphor and analogy and discusses its implications for enhancing teacher understanding of scientific inquiry and inquiry teaching at the elementary level. Discusses uses of analogy in classrooms: Scientific Theory, Learning Styles and Modes, Children's Ideas, Generative Teaching Strategies, Graphic Organizers, and…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Inquiry, Inservice Education