Evaluation of a model for teaching analogies in secondary science.
Analogies have long been tools of discovery in mathematics and science, and are often used in the classroom as explanatory devices to help students understand difficult science concepts. However, research has shown that for many students, analogies engender misconceptions rather than scientists'...
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Curtin University
1992
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1838 |