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Direct linkGuerra-Ramos, Maria Teresa – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2011
In this paper there is a critical overview of the role of analogies as tools for meaning making in science education, their advantages and disadvantages. Two empirical studies on the use of analogies in primary classrooms are discussed and analysed. In the first study, the "string circuit" analogy was used in the teaching of electric circuits with…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Age Differences, Program Effectiveness, Botany
