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Peer reviewedStavy, Ruth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
This study (n=192) examined the use of analogical instruction to overcome misconceptions about conservation of matter. Students who understood the concept conservation of matter when iodine was evaporated were able to transfer their understanding to the evaporation of acetone. This indicates that teaching by analogy can be an effective tool in…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Educational Research
