Facilitating Conceptual Learning Through Analogy And Explanation

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written by Timothy J. Nokes-Malach and Brian H. Ross

Research in cognitive science has shown that students typically have a difficult time acquiring deep conceptual understanding in domains like mathematics and physics and often rely on textbook examples to solve new problems. The use of prior examples facilitates learning, but the advantage is often limited to very similar problems. One reason students rely so heavily on using prior examples is that they lack a deep understanding for how the principles are instantiated in the examples. We review and present research aimed at helping students learn the relations between principles and examples through generating explanations and making analogies.

Physics Education Research Conference 2007
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Greensboro, NC: August 1-2, 2007
Volume 951, Pages 7-10

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Published: November 12, 2007

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Education Foundations - Learning Theory Education Practices - Active Learning - Pedagogy = Analogies	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.2820952
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Keywords:: PERC 2007, analogies, case-based reasoning, conceptual learning, education, explanations, learning by example, research initiatives
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Record Updated:: July 16, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 12, 2007
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Nokes-Malach, Timothy J., and Brian Ross. "Facilitating Conceptual Learning Through Analogy And Explanation." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2007, Greensboro, NC, August 1-2, 2007. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9007&DocID=1991 (accessed 30 April 2024).

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Nokes-Malach, Timothy J., and Brian Ross. "Facilitating Conceptual Learning Through Analogy And Explanation." Physics Education Research Conference 2007. Greensboro, NC: 2007. 7-10 Vol. 951 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 30 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9007&DocID=1991>.

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