Analogical Reasoning and Conceptual Change in Physics Education
Category
FP7 Project with U.S. partner
Short name and number
Analogies - Kapon (236215)
Area
No theme specific
Description
Educational researchers have shown that a key difficulty in teaching science, and in particular in teaching physics, is how to bring about conceptual change (Posner, Strike, Hewson, Gertzog,1982). The instruction of complex concepts in science, and especially in physics, often involves some use analogies.
Participating Countries
United States and Israel.
Name of US Partner
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Contact
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY (IL) / PAIS Lea