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Tuba Demirci; Gamze Kocabas – International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 2025
This study explores the metaphorical perceptions of gifted students towards basic science concepts. A total of 210 gifted students participated in the study, which utilized a phenomenology design to reveal the metaphors used by students to describe the concepts of 'universe, living thing, matter, light, sound, electricity and environment'. A…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Figurative Language, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
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Ültay, Eser – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
Metaphors are expressions that are frequently used in people's minds to explain concepts with other unrelated concepts and have a personal emphasis on learning. The purpose of this study is to determine and interpret the metaphorical perceptions of primary school pre-service teachers towards environmental pollution. The "phenomenology"…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Primary Education, Perception, Figurative Language