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Science 25 May 2007:
Vol. 316. no. 5828, pp. 1128 - 1129
DOI: 10.1126/science.1142103
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MATHEMATICS:
Cognitive Supports for Analogies in the Mathematics Classroom

Lindsey E. Richland,1* Osnat Zur,2 Keith J. Holyoak2

Variations in the effective use of analogies in math instruction across countries may contribute to performance differences in the TIMSS studies.

1Department of Education, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.

2Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

*Author for correspondence. E-mail: l.e.richland{at}uci.edu

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