Use of analogy in learning physics: The role of representations

Previous studies have demonstrated that analogies can promote student learning in physics and can be productively taught to students to support their learning, under certain conditions. We build on these studies to explore the use of analogy by students in a large introductory college physics course...

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Main Authors: Noah S. Podolefsky, Noah D. Finkelstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2006-07-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.2.020101