Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

The Korean Elementary Science Education Society (한국초등과학교육학회)
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The Changes of Analogies Generated by Elementary Science-gifted Students about Electric Circuit using Algodoo Program

알고두 프로그램을 이용한 전기회로 비유 생성 활동에서 나타난 초등과학영재 학생들의 비유물의 변화 과정

  • Received : 2018.04.04
  • Accepted : 2018.05.21
  • Published : 2018.05.31
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Abstract

This study investigated the changes in representation on analogies that elementary science-gifted students generated by using Algodoo program to explain the electric current. After the students were taught about the 'components in circuit and their function' and 'electric current' with teacher centered analogy and PhET program for 4 class hours, they generated analogies to the electric circuit. Then they compared the similarity between generated analogy and target concept and matched it to the target concept. The result revealed that the battery, light bulb, and electric wire were changed according to the change of representations on free electrons. And they generated more proper analogies reflected the target concept when represented the free electrons by the circular particles than the water. From these results, we can say that generating analogy using Algodoo program is the effective education activity to help students understand abstract concept by visualizing it more easily and simply.

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