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Peer reviewedThagard, Paul – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Applies a theory of analogical thinking as satisfaction of multiple constraints to the use of analogies in instruction. It shows how the strengths of particularly good analogies and the weaknesses of particularly bad ones can be understood in terms of pragmatic, semantic, and structural constraints. The constraints suggest lessons for how…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving
