Teaching the concepts of soluble chemistry using analogy: A review of international documents.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Learners have the opportunity to reason, analyze, innovate, self-evaluate and refine ideas using appropriate teaching tools. Analogy is a good tool for the pedagogical process. The teacher can use this tool in the field of action and by choosing the right one from different analogies and different patterns, he can perform his facilitating role more effectively. Therefore, chemistry educators will have a creative field to try the various dimensions of this approach by using credible resources and facilities of the educational environment and reflecting on their experiences in chemistry classes. In this study, first the stages of deduction of analogy are explained and then examples of valid analogies whose effectiveness has been significant in international research on the teaching of some concepts of soluble chemistry are examined.