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Direct linkBrown, Simon; Salter, Susan – Advances in Physiology Education, 2010
Analogies are often used in science, but students may not appreciate their significance, and so the analogies can be misunderstood or discounted. For this reason, educationalists often express concern about the use of analogies in teaching. Given the important place of analogies in the discourse of science, it is necessary that students are…
Descriptors: Science Education, Logical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Concept Mapping
