Analogy and Metaphor: Tools for Understanding Inquiry Science Methods.

Flick, Larry

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ERIC Number: EJ447818

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Publication Date: 1991

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Analogy and Metaphor: Tools for Understanding Inquiry Science Methods.

Flick, Larry

Journal of Science Teacher Education, v2 n3 p61-66 Sum 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 Integrating Instruction. Gives examples of analogical thinking in science. (15 references) (PR)

Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Inquiry, Inservice Education, Metaphors, Postsecondary Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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