An examination of types and usefulness of analogies generated by upper primary school students - A case study
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2011-12
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Science Teachers Association of Nigeria
Abstract
This article discusses the nature, type, and usefulness of analogies generated by upper primary school students. It looks at the range of analogies upper primary school students generate and how they use them to develop conceptual understandings. Fifty-five Standard 4 students were asked to generate analogies during a science unit of work and to complete a Perceptions Questionnaire about the instructional utility of the analogies they generated. A number of different analogies were generated by the students and while many students indicated that analogies represented a fun and interesting way to learn science concepts, some of the students preferred the use of summaries and worked examples, and suggested that these were more effective in helping them to develop scientific conceptual understandings
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Primary school science, Primary school students, Science education, Analogies, Teaching techniques, Learning processes, Case studies, Trinidad and Tobago
Citation
Maharaj-Sharma, R. (2011). An examination of types and usefulness of analogies generated by upper primary school students - A case study. Journal of the Science Teachers Association of Nigera, 46(2), 8-20