Analogy Training: A Study of the Effects on Verbal Reasoning.

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of in-class componential analogy training on 4th-, 8th-, and 10th-graders' performance of a verbal analogy task. There was a significant effect for training on 4th-, 8th-, and l0th-graders’ performance of verbal analogies of the A:B::C:? form. Older students of average ability (10th graders) performed better than younger students of average ability (4th graders), and younger gifted learners (8th grade) did better than older learners of comparable reading ability (10th grade).