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Download full textGanguly, Indrani – 1995
It is important to incorporate visual thinking into science instruction. Imagination and perception play vital roles in scientific inquiry. Metaphors, like perceptions, are drawn from common experiences and are a means to anchor scientists' thought processes in generating a pattern that bridges the gap between the seen and the unseen. Metaphors…
Descriptors: Analogy, Concept Formation, Epistemology, Imagination
