Effect of Using Analogies on Chemistry Achievement According to Piagetian Level.

The article focuses on the effect of using analogies on chemistry achievement in the U.S. This paper also determines whether the use of verbal analogies would have an effect on changing students' Piagetian levels during the school year. The results indicate that using mental analogies does not result in greater achievement for all types of students and appears to confirm the research reports of the three science teachers. The author implies that results might have been more positive in this study if students were required to extend the analogies themselves to the chemical situations rather than telling them how they applied.