Using Analogical Problem Construction As An Advance Organizer To Teach Advanced Database (SQL) Nomenclature

Abstract

Although business faculty have an important teaching responsibility to prepare students for professional positions in industry, very few have any formal training in instructional design.  Analogical problem construction and advance organizers are powerful design techniques used to link prior knowledge to new material.  Unfortunately, the use of analogies as a formal teaching strategy is disappointingly low. This study examines the use of analogical problem constructions as an advance organizer strategy to teach advanced database (SQL) concepts.