TY - JOUR AU - Mutonyi, Harriet PY - 2007/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes for HIV/AIDS Among Ugandan Grade 11 Students JF - Alberta Journal of Educational Research JA - AJER VL - 53 IS - 2 SE - ARTICLES DO - 10.11575/ajer.v53i2.55262 UR - https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ajer/article/view/55262 SP - AB - This article looks at the importance of student-generated analogies, metaphors, and similes as an entry point into their understandings of HIV/AIDS. In addition, it argues that analogies, metaphors, and similes are good tools for eliciting students’ prior understandings of HIV/AIDS, especially matters relating to sexuality that are often figuratively communicated in many Ugandan cultures. It posits that students’ prior knowledge determines how they respond to messages about HIV/AIDS. The article suggests that in order to prevent vulnerability to HIV/AIDS among Ugandan youth, learning should be viewed as a process of conceptual change so that students become active participants in their own learning process. ER -