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Analogies may be in the form of metaphors, similes, examples, and visual representations used during instruction to compare what the student already knows with new information the student will learn (Venville & Treagust, 1997).
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Analogies in Science Teaching. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_6
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