Mutual alignment comparison facilitates abstraction and transfer of a complex scientific concept

Educational Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-477

  Orton, Judy M ^a   Anggoro, Florencia K ^b   Jee, Benjamin D ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Interdisciplinary Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

analogical learning; analogy; mutual alignment; science learning; transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866460655     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2011.643104     Document Type: Article

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