Elements of expertise in the use of analogies in a 3rd-grade science discussion

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Expertise in science involves the generation and use of analogies. How and when students might develop this aspect of expertise has implications for understanding how instruction might facilitate that development. We're at the beginning stages of trying to understand analogies as students use them in science classrooms. In a study of K-8 inquiry in physical science, we have seen several cases of spontaneous analogy generation at different levels of sophistication. In the case presented here, a 3rd-grader generates a particularly well-developed analogy and modifies it to reconcile his classmates' counter-arguments, allowing us to identify in these 3rd-graders specific elements of expertise in analogy use

Physics Education Research Conference 2003
Part of the PER Conference series
Madison, WI: August 6-7, 2003
Volume 720, Pages 149-152

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Published: September 9, 2004

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Education Foundations - Sample Population = Age Education Practices - Pedagogy = Analogies	- Elementary School	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1807276
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DOI:: 10.1063/1.1807276
NSF Number:: 9986846
PACSs:: 01.40.Ej; 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: PERC 2003, educational aids, elementary students, natural sciences, physics education, teaching
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: April 11, 2024 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 9, 2004
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