Development of explanatory models of students about chemical change through a methodological approach with analogies

Authors

  • María del Mar Aragón Méndez Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Depto. de Didáctica. Área de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales. Universidad de Cádiz
  • José María Oliva-Martínez Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Depto. de Didáctica. Área de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales. Universidad de Cádiz
  • Antonio Navarrete Salvador Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Depto. de Didáctica. Área de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales. Universidad de Cádiz

Abstract

In this paper the evolution of explicative models of 9th grade students about chemical change, is analysed. The educative context of the research was the development of a lesson for the teaching of this topic, using analogies as central and continual resource in order not only to bring students to the school models, but also to develop the competence of modelling in the students.

Keywords

Analogies, Teaching with analogies, Modelling, Models, Models of chemical change

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/ec/v31n2.832

Published

2013-03-28

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