Teaching and Learning with Analogies

  • Harrison A
  • Treagust D
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Abstract

As we have illustrated in this chapter, on balance analogies are a friend to teachers and students alike but as we emphasise, analogies can be double-edged swords. In order that analogies are used as an effective tool in a science teachers repertoire, knowledge about their pedagogical function is essential.

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Harrison, A. G., & Treagust, D. F. (2006). Teaching and Learning with Analogies. In Metaphor and Analogy in Science Education (pp. 11–24). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3830-5_2

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