Post-festum analogies are analogies that are constructed by the teacher from canonical knowledge and are used for the purpose of explaining scientific phenomena.
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Wilbers, J., Duit, R. (2006). Post-Festum and Heuristic Analogies. In: Aubusson, P.J., Harrison, A.G., Ritchie, S.M. (eds) Metaphor and Analogy in Science Education. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3830-5_4
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