Teaching Educational Computing with Analogies: A Strategy to Enhance Concept Development.

Galloway, Jerry P.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Teaching Educational Computing with Analogies: A Strategy to Enhance Concept Development.

Galloway, Jerry P.

Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v24 n4 p499-512 Sum 1992

The effects of teaching with analogies on students' conceptual understanding and explanations of educational computing were examined with three groups of preservice teachers in a computer literacy course. Students who were taught using complete analogies were found to have a better grasp of computing concepts than those taught using undeveloped analogies or no analogies. (25 references) (LAE)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermode Differences, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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