What are some metaphors for learning?
Metaphors about the Struggles of Learning
- Learning is a roller coaster: it’s full of highs and lows.
- Learning is like housework: It’s never done!
- Learning is like walking through a maze.
- Learning is like cracking a code.
- Learning is like drowning in too much information.
- Learning is like wrestling a lion.
What are the three metaphors of learning?
Education and instruction methods have been patterned after these views, which are summed up into the three metaphors of learning. These three are: learning as response strengthening, learning as information acquisition, and finally, learning as knowledge instruction.
What is a metaphor for assessment?
“Assessment as practice” both complements and counters “assessment as measurement.” 2.2 Assessment as Feedback Loop. This metaphor makes us see assessment from the perspectives of people in different roles in an assessment system, who need to use information about students’ learning.
How can you define the term learning metaphorically?
What metaphor comes to mind for you? Learning is like building a house. The student is the builder, while the teacher is the foreman. The builders are in charge of constructing their house, while the foreman can facilitate and oversee, helping along the way.
What is a metaphor that would describe your experience as a college student?
Metaphors about students include: (1) Students are like babies starting to crawl. (2) Students are blank slates. (3) Students are flowers in a garden. (4) A student is a sponge.
What do you call a visual metaphor?
A visual metaphor is the representation of a person, place, thing, or idea by means of a visual image that suggests a particular association or point of similarity. It’s also known as pictorial metaphor and analogical juxtaposition.
What are examples of visual metaphors?
Visual metaphor examples:
- The lightning bolt scar from Harry Potter.
- Cameron’s dad’s car from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
- Curt’s locker from American Graffiti.