Content Analysis of the Diagrammatic Representations of Primary Science Textbooks

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Yang; Khine, Myint Swe
Titel	Content Analysis of the Diagrammatic Representations of Primary Science Textbooks
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 12 (2016) 8, S.1937-1951 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
DOI	10.12973/eurasia.2016.1288a
Schlagwörter	Content Analysis; Elementary School Science; Textbook Content; Textbook Evaluation; Illustrations; Visual Aids; Statistical Analysis; Workbooks; Science Education; Trend Analysis; Alignment (Education); Incidence; Statistical Distributions; Foreign Countries; Bahrain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inhaltsanalyse; Lehrbuchtext; Bildliche Darstellung; Anschauungsmaterial; Statistische Analyse; Arbeitsbuch; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Trendanalyse; Vorkommen; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Ausland
Abstract	Science education research emphasizes the irreplaceable value of textbooks in students' acquisition of scientific knowledge. Illustrations such as diagrams contained in science books are crucial modes of visual representations that facilitate learners' conceptual learning. Through classifying, coding, and analysing diagrams from twenty science textbooks and workbooks used by Bahrain primary science curriculum, the aim of the study is to find out the distributional pattern and illustration characters of different diagrammatic types in the Bahrain's primary science books. Descriptive statistical analysis was carried out. A one-way ANOVA test was performed to check if there are any distributional differences between textbook and workbook categories. Findings of the study summarized the characteristics of diagrammatic usage in the Bahrain primary science books. The textbook analysis method used in the research also provided some insights for researchers interested in analysing the usage of diagrams and other illustrations in science learning contexts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01