The Effects of Analogy on Learning Scientific Concepts
The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology / The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, (P)1226-9654; (E)2733-466X
2000, v.12 no.1, pp.95-104
Hyun-Ju Lee
(Department of Psychology, Ewha Women's University)
Young-Ai Lee
(Department of Psychology, Ewha Women's University)
Lee,
H., &
Lee,
Y.
(2000). The Effects of Analogy on Learning Scientific Concepts. The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 12(1), 95-104.
Abstract
This study examined whether analogical learning of scientific concepts can result in a better performance in inference problem solving. Donnelly and McDaniel's (1993) basic results regarding analogical learning effects were not replicated in Experiment 1. Analogical Teaming with pictures, however, was effective on inference in Experiment 2. The pattern of results in these experiments indicates that working memory affects analogical learning of new concepts via its mapping process.