Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ528489
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Publication Date: 1996
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Analogical Reasoning in Restructuring Scientific Knowledge.
Mason, Lucia; Sorzio, Paolo
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v11 n1 p3-23 Mar 1996
Presents the results of an experiment that evaluated the efficiency of analogy in the conceptual restructuring of a science topic. The experiment involved a fifth-grade class studying water and heat flow. Discovered that analogy can act as an effective trigger for restructuring knowledge. (MJP)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Schemata (Cognition), Science Education, Statistical Analysis, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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