Collaborative and self-generated analogies in science education

Studies in Science Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-68

  Haglund, Jesper ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

analogical reasoning; collaboration; production paradigm; self generated analogy; spontaneous analogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882277497     PISSN: 03057267     EISSN: 19408412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057267.2013.801119     Document Type: Article

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