The Analogies Theory in the Design and Application of E-Learning Material

Analogy has been the basic capability for us human when we apply to solve daily problems that we face throughout our lives. In the field of education, it is also viewed as one of the effective teaching tools. This thesis primarily explores the definition of analogy, the learning process of analogy in addition to utilizing the analogy learning in the applications of eLearning teaching material design. And through the teacher’s application of analogy teaching methods, it allows the learner perform meaningful learning via e-Learning materials and gradually establish his/her own cognitive structure, alter the learner’s mental model as well as inspire the learning pleasure for the learner in the end. Keywords-analogy; meaningful learning; cognitive structure; mental model