Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks Evaluating instructional effe
The critical analysis of science textbooks is vital in improving teaching and learning at all levels in the subject, and this volume sets out a range of academic perspectives on how that analysis should be done. Each chapter focuses on an aspect of scienc
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Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks Evaluating instructional effectiveness
Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks
Myint Swe Khine Editor
Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks Evaluating instructional effectiveness
Editor Myint Swe Khine Science and Mathematics Education Centre Curtin University Perth, Australia
ISBN 978-94-007-4167-6 ISBN 978-94-007-4168-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4168-3 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013942466 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I 1
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The Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of the Science Textbooks ......................................................................... Iztok Devetak and Janez Vogrinc
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Development of the Graphical Analysis Protocol (GAP) for Eliciting the Graphical Demands of Science Textbooks ................ Scott W. Slough and Erin McTigue
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Part II 3
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Introduction
Textual and Language Analysis of Science Textbooks
Understanding the Disciplines of Science: Analysing the Language of Science Textbooks ..................................... Sandy Muspratt and Peter Freebody Towards a More Epistemologically Valid Image of School Science: Revealing the Textuality
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