Summoning Prior Knowledge through Metaphorical Graphics: An Example in Chemistry Instruction

Michael J. Stroud; Neil H. Schwartz

Journal of Educational Research Vol. 103, No. 5 (2010) pp. 351–366

The present investigation was designed to determine if the learning benefits of metaphors and graphics could be combined into one instructional device--a metaphorical graphic--to aid in the acquisition of difficult concepts of chemistry. The authors ...