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Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks - Evaluating instructional effectiveness (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks - Evaluating instructional effectiveness (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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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 science
textbook appraisal, with coverage of everything from theoretical
and philosophical underpinnings, methodological issues, and
conceptual frameworks for critical analysis, to practical
techniques for evaluation. Contributions from many of the most
distinguished scholars in the field give this collection its
sure-footed contemporary relevance, reflecting the international
standards of UNESCO as well as leading research organizations such
as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (whose
Project 2061 is an influential waypoint in developing protocols for
textbook analysis). Thus the book shows how to gauge aspects of
textbooks such as their treatment of controversial issues,
graphical depictions, scientific historiography, vocabulary usage,
accuracy, and readability. The content also covers broader social
themes such as the portrayal of women and minorities. "Despite
newer, more active pedagogies, textbooks continue to have a strong
presence in classrooms and to embody students' socio-historical
inheritance in science. Despite their ubiquitous presence, they
have received relatively little on-going empirical study. It is
imperative that we understand how textbooks influence science
learning. This book presents a welcome and much needed analysis."
Tina A. Grotzer Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
The present book provides a much needed survey of the current state
of research into science textbooks, and offers a wide range of
perspectives to inform the 'science' of writing better science
textbooks. Keith S Taber University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United
Kingdom
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