On the use of metaphors in designing educational interfaces

2016
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dc.abstract.enMetaphors are present in a wide range of everyday activities. They usually work by understanding or explaining complex subjects by terms from more familiar domains. Metaphors in everyday context are often used unconsciously, as their sources are basic entities and perceptual experiences. They can, however, be used deliberately in educational discourse to explain difficult concepts and introduce new ideas in an intelligible manner. This approach falls under constructivism, which claims that an effective learning strategy is to scaffold on the previous knowledge and conceptual representations. However, there are some limitations of introducing a new concept indirectly via a metaphor. We consider these issues here in the domains of physics education, human-computer interfaces and human-robot interactions. We argue that metaphors are most effective for novices, when one needs to grasp a general idea about a concept and understand its functions without a detailed analysis. In this respect, metaphor can be a powerful tool for bridging gaps in understanding between familiar terms and abstract ideas that are yet to be learned.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Filozofiipl
dc.conference7th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom 2016)
dc.conference.cityWrocław
dc.conference.countryPolska
dc.conference.datefinish2016-10-18
dc.conference.datestart2016-10-16
dc.contributor.authorWlaszczyk, Agatapl
dc.contributor.authorIndurkhya, Bipin - 227976 pl
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-27T12:36:45Z
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dc.identifier.urihttp://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/34536
dc.languageengpl
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dc.pubinfo[Danvers : IEEE]pl
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dc.subject.enhuman-computer interfacespl
dc.subject.enphysics educationpl
dc.subject.enhuman-robot interfacespl
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dc.titleOn the use of metaphors in designing educational interfacespl
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Metaphors are present in a wide range of everyday activities. They usually work by understanding or explaining complex subjects by terms from more familiar domains. Metaphors in everyday context are often used unconsciously, as their sources are basic entities and perceptual experiences. They can, however, be used deliberately in educational discourse to explain difficult concepts and introduce new ideas in an intelligible manner. This approach falls under constructivism, which claims that an effective learning strategy is to scaffold on the previous knowledge and conceptual representations. However, there are some limitations of introducing a new concept indirectly via a metaphor. We consider these issues here in the domains of physics education, human-computer interfaces and human-robot interactions. We argue that metaphors are most effective for novices, when one needs to grasp a general idea about a concept and understand its functions without a detailed analysis. In this respect, metaphor can be a powerful tool for bridging gaps in understanding between familiar terms and abstract ideas that are yet to be learned.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Filozofii
dc.conference
7th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom 2016)
dc.conference.city
Wrocław
dc.conference.country
Polska
dc.conference.datefinish
2016-10-18
dc.conference.datestart
2016-10-16
dc.contributor.authorpl
Wlaszczyk, Agata
dc.contributor.authorpl
Indurkhya, Bipin - 227976
dc.date.accessioned
2016-12-27T12:36:45Z
dc.date.available
2016-12-27T12:36:45Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2016
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
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Bibliogr. s. 345-346
dc.description.conftypepl
international
dc.description.physicalpl
343-346
dc.description.publicationpl
0,7
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.identifier.isbnpl
978-1-5090-2643-2
dc.identifier.uri
http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/34536
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
dc.pubinfopl
[Danvers : IEEE]
dc.rights*
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne - Bez utworów zależnych 3.0 Polska
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.uri*
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/legalcode
dc.share.type
otwarte repozytorium
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metaphor
dc.subject.enpl
human-computer interfaces
dc.subject.enpl
physics education
dc.subject.enpl
human-robot interfaces
dc.subtypepl
ConferenceProceedings
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On the use of metaphors in designing educational interfaces
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7th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications : CogInfoCom 2016 Proceedings. October 16-18, 2016 Wrocław, Poland
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