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ERIC Number: EJ340852
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Evans, Gerald E.
Journal of Education for Business, v62 n1 p28-30 Oct 1986
Research on the usefulness of metaphors as an aid to teaching statistics shows that students taught with metaphors learned more, defined terms more accurately, made more successful inferences, and made fewer errors. (CH)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Advance Organizers, Business Education, Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Metaphors, Statistics, Student Improvement, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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