Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 14, Issue 2, Article 14 (Dec., 2013)
Murat GENC
The effect of analogy-based teaching on students' achievement and students' views about analogies

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Purpose of study

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the analogy-based teaching on students’ achievement and students’ views about analogies. The research questions are:

  • Is there any significant difference between the means of achievement scores of analogy-based teaching and the means of achievement scores of conventional training approach in the lesson of science “reproduction, growth and development of organisms” unit?
  • Do student centered analogies help them to learn concepts?
  • How do students describe the learning with analogy?
  • What do students think about using analogy in courses?

 


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