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Direct linkChesebrough, Christine; Chrysikou, Evangelia G.; Holyoak, Keith J.; Zhang, Fengqing; Kounios, John – Creativity Research Journal, 2023
An underexplored aspect of the relationship between analogical reasoning and creativity is its phenomenology; in particular, the notion that analogical reasoning is related to insight and its associated "aha!" experience. However, the relationship between these phenomena has never been directly investigated. We adapted a set of verbal…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Figurative Language, Concept Formation
Mashal, Nira; Kasirer, Anat – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Previous studies have shown metaphoric comprehension deficits in children with learning disabilities. To understand metaphoric language, children must have enough semantic knowledge about the metaphorical terms and the ability to recognize similarity between two different domains. In the current study visual and verbal metaphor understanding was…
Descriptors: Children, Learning Disabilities, Comprehension, Figurative Language
Download full textLai, Mun Yee – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2013
Current debates about successful mathematics pedagogy suggest that mathematical learning and problem solving can be enhanced by using metaphors as they provide students with a tool for thinking. But assisting pre-service teachers to understand the importance of careful and accurate explanations for mathematical concepts remains an issue. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Figurative Language, Logical Thinking, Mathematical Models
UPTON, ALBERT – 1961
THIS BOOK ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE IN HUMAN LIFE EMPHASIZES LEARNING HOW TO CLASSIFY, DEFINE, AND ANALYZE. FOLLOWING AN EXPLANATION OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ROOTS OF LANGUAGE, CHAPTERS ON ANALYSIS, MEANING, SIGNS, AMBIGUITY, SEMANTIC GROWTH, AND METAPHOR LEAD TO A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE,…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Thinking
