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Direct linkDiehl, Virginia; Reese, Debbie Denise – Educational Psychology, 2010
Instructional metaphors scaffold learning better when accompanied by an elaboration. Applying structure mapping theory, we developed and used an elaborated instructional metaphor (text and illustrations) for introductory chemistry concepts. In two studies (N[subscript 1] = 44, N[subscript 2] = 57), college students with little chemistry background…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Chemistry, Inferences, College Students
