Download PDFOpen PDF in browserAnalogies in Geology Textbooks May Create Illusions of UnderstandingEasyChair Preprint 142083 pages•Date: July 28, 2024AbstractAlthough analogical examples can support better understanding of new science concepts, when analogies are included superficially and without explanation they may have unintended negative effects. In this study, simple inclusion of analogies greatly increased the perceived familiarity and predicted understanding of geology concepts. Higher judgements of familiarity and predicted understanding could produce illusions of understanding when reading texts about these concepts. Keyphrases: Judgements of Understanding, Judgments of Understanding, Metacomprehension, analogies, comprehension, expository text
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