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Direct linkWhalley, Peter – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
The instructional metaphor is an important bridge to understanding, particularly when students are undertaking tasks that are conceptually difficult and outside their previous experience. It is suggested that the limitations of the implicit metaphor of the procedural control languages are the main cause of the problems experienced with delivering…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Cognitive Structures, Difficulty Level, Concept Formation
