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Larsson, Andreas; Stafstedt, Matilda; Schönborn, Konrad J. – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
Thermal science is a perennial obstacle for learners. Infrared camera technology provides an opportunity for pupils to confront challenging thermal ideas. From an embodied cognition perspective, sensory experiences form metaphoric relations that underpin conceptualisation and reasoning about abstract scientific phenomena. This study investigated…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Elementary School Students, Children, Grade 4
Yurdakal, Ibrahim Halil – Online Submission, 2019
To determine the perceptions of the students in primary school on important concepts / values in cultural, historical and social context is of great importance in determining the views of students about these values. In this regard, in this present study, it is purposed to determine the metaphorical perceptions of the 4th grade students on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Student Attitudes
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Saenz-Ludlow, Adalira – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2004
Fourth-grade students who participated in a yearlong, whole-class teaching experiment not only reconceptualized natural numbers but also generated flexible solution strategies to perform numerical computations mentally and in writing. Students' reconceptualization of number was mediated by their perceived resemblance between the physical action of…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Semiotics, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation