Metaphors for Learning

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Abstract

Metaphors for learning are metaphors that we use, either explicitly or in an only implicit manner, to describe learning. What often appears as but an innocent figure of speech may in factinform how we think about the topic, what we are able to notice, and what pedagogical decisions we are likely to make. Different approachesto learning may have similar metaphorical underpinnings, and therefore it is useful to categorize them according to their underlying metaphors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Science Education
PublisherSpringer
Pages634-638
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9789400721500
ISBN (Print)9789400721494
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2015

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015, Corrected Printing 2016. All rights are reserved.

Keywords

  • Acquisition metaphor
  • Participation metaphor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences
  • General Engineering
  • General

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