The Use of Analogies in Science Communication: Effectiveness of an Activity in Initial Primary Science Teacher Education

This article presents a study focused on analysing the effectiveness of an activity about the use of analogies in science communication. The activity consisted of reading two science articles published in a prestigious digital newspaper about the first image of a black hole. The purpose was (i) to identify and analyse the analogies used in the news articles and (ii) to assess the advantages and possible limitations of their use in communicating...