The Role of Prior Knowledge in Learning From Analogies in Science Texts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11273019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason L G Braasch (0000-0003-3981-0943, Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage, corresponding author), Susan R Goldman (0000-0002-9578-5618, University of Illinois Chicago) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 447-479 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01638530903420960 |
| OpenAlex | W1969127682 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 56 |
Two experiments examined whether inconsistent effects of analogies in promoting new content learning from text are related to prior knowledge of the analogy per se. In Experiment 1, college students who demonstrated little understanding of weather systems and different levels of prior knowledge (more vs. less) of an analogous everyday situation read a text about weather systems that included the analogy or a control version that did not. Results indicated that those with more prior knowledge of the analogy performed better on weather system learning measures (sentence verification and number of concepts in essays). Prior knowledge of the analogous domain interacted with presence of the analogy in the text on 1 learning measure: Those with more prior knowledge who read the analogy text had fewer misconceptions in their conceptual models of weather than those who read the control text. Think-aloud protocols collected in Experiment 2 suggested that analogies in the text constrained prior knowledge activation and processing of the weather system content. Whereas previous research has shown that prior knowledge of a to-be-learned target domain positively impacts learning, this research elaborates this effect by showing that prior knowledge of an analogically related domain positively impacts target domain learning
Analogy · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Control (management · Domain (mathematical analysis · Domain knowledge · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Sentence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Mathematics · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |