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Cogn Sci
; 40(1): 224-40, 2016 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25951910
ABSTRACT
We tested whether analogical training could help children learn a key principle of elementary engineering-namely, the use of a diagonal brace to stabilize a structure. The context for this learning was a construction activity at the Chicago Children's Museum, in which children and their families build a model skyscraper together. The results indicate that even a single brief analogical comparison can confer insight. The results also reveal conditions that support analogical learning.