PRODUCTIVE METAPHOR OF MOLECULAR ORBITALS IN EDUCATION AND ANY VIABLE THEORY

A lot has been researched on and published about applying analogies in teaching science. The content being complex, often abstract, and difficult for understanding, analogy comes as an effective tool to catch the essence. In brief, using an analogy for explanation of something unfamiliar new, we take something familiar old and establish connections between the two (Sarantopoulous & Tsaparlis, 2004).