Teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology

In teaching and learning Biology it is frequent to resort to comparing a new topic to one already known by the students (i.e. analogy). In the present work, we were interested in knowing the teachers' perception and cognitions of these tools, both when they are used by them and when they arise...

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Autores principales: Ceccacci Sawicki, Luciana, Portela, María Paula, Salica, Marcelo, Olguín, Valeria
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro Universitario Regional Zonal Atlántica -Uiversidad Nacional del Comahue 2021
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Acceso en línea:http://revele.uncoma.edu.ar/index.php/psico/article/view/3171
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topic Analogical teaching
Biology
Science teachers
High school education.
Enseñanza mediante analogías
Biología
Profesorado en Ciencias
Educación secundaria.
spellingShingle Analogical teaching
Biology
Science teachers
High school education.
Enseñanza mediante analogías
Biología
Profesorado en Ciencias
Educación secundaria.
Ceccacci Sawicki, Luciana
Portela, María Paula
Salica, Marcelo
Olguín, Valeria
Teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology
topic_facet Analogical teaching
Biology
Science teachers
High school education.
Enseñanza mediante analogías
Biología
Profesorado en Ciencias
Educación secundaria.
author Ceccacci Sawicki, Luciana
Portela, María Paula
Salica, Marcelo
Olguín, Valeria
author_facet Ceccacci Sawicki, Luciana
Portela, María Paula
Salica, Marcelo
Olguín, Valeria
author_sort Ceccacci Sawicki, Luciana
title Teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology
title_short Teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology
title_full Teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology
title_fullStr Teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology
title_full_unstemmed Teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology
title_sort teachers’ beliefs and cognitions about the use they make of analogies for teaching biology
description In teaching and learning Biology it is frequent to resort to comparing a new topic to one already known by the students (i.e. analogy). In the present work, we were interested in knowing the teachers' perception and cognitions of these tools, both when they are used by them and when they arise spontaneously from the students. 10 semi-structured interviews were carried out with Biology teachers from the first years of secondary schools in the city of Cipolletti. From their answers we were able to know that they consider analogies to be widely used in teaching their discipline, in particular, in the first years of middle school. They believe that they are very useful, although they warn of some factors that can both enhance or hinder their effectiveness. They point out that analogies serve different functions in teaching, such as presenting a new topic or evaluating the learning process. Unlike the theories on analogical thinking, most of the analogies they recalled involve comparing the novel subject to another from a different domain or disciplinary field, which could imply that they carry out a voluntary search in their memory. Lastly, while they state that their students frequently make analogies spontaneously, they were unable to provide further information about them. The information collected contributes to a better understanding of analogical reasoning in teaching Biology, particularly in relation to the cognitive process of the teacher when using this reasoning.
publisher Centro Universitario Regional Zonal Atlántica -Uiversidad Nacional del Comahue
publishDate 2021
url http://revele.uncoma.edu.ar/index.php/psico/article/view/3171
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