Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 16, Issue 1, Article 7, p.1 (Jun., 2015) Musa DIKMENLI A study on analogies used in new ninth grade biology textbook Copyright (C) 2015 HKIEd APFSLT. Volume 16, Issue 1, Article 7 (Jun., 2015). All Rights Reserved. A study on analogies used in new ninth grade biology textbook Musa DIKMENLI Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Education, Department of Biology Education, Konya, TURKEY E-mail: mdikmenli@konya.edu.tr Received 6 Mar., 2015 Revised 11 Jun., 2015 Contents  Abstract  Introduction o Purpose  Method o The examined textbook o Data collection and analysis  Results and discussion  Conclusion and suggestions  References Abstract Analogies have many advantages for students such as concretizing abstract concepts and enabling motivation. Analogies are frequently used in textbooks. Research shows that the analogies in textbooks are not used based on certain directives and sometimes lead to misconceptions for students. Therefore, analysing the analogies in textbooks on several dimensions will contribute to students and teachers. The purpose of this study is to analyse the types of analogies that are used in new ninth grade biology textbooks and examine how these analogies are structured and