Distribution of Visual Representations across Scientific Genres in Secondary Science Textbooks: Analysing Multimodal Genre Pattern of Verbal-Visual Texts

Autor/in	Tang, Kok-Sing
Titel	Distribution of Visual Representations across Scientific Genres in Secondary Science Textbooks: Analysing Multimodal Genre Pattern of Verbal-Visual Texts
Quelle	In: Research in Science Education, 53 (2023) 2, S.357-375 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tang, Kok-Sing)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0157-244X
DOI	10.1007/s11165-022-10058-6
Schlagwörter	Visual Aids; Science Education; Secondary School Science; Textbooks; Textbook Content; Semiotics; Literary Genres; Foreign Countries; Multimedia Materials; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anschauungsmaterial; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrbuchtext; Semiotik; Literarische Form; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	There is currently a lack of systematic study examining the integration of verbal-visual elements in science textbooks. In particular, few research has investigated how different types of visual representations (e.g. photograph, diagram, table) vary across the major written genres of science (e.g. information report, explanation). Based on the perspective of social semiotics, this paper aims to understand the co-dependency between visual representations and written genres by analysing a corpus of multimodal texts from a major Australian textbook series. Quantitative and qualitative analyses reveal a number of interesting patterns in terms of how several types of representations tend to appear with certain genres, as well as possible reasons for this co-dependency. In particular, the analysis accounts for why and how: (a) photographs and tables are used to support information report, (b) diagrams and photographs for explanation, and (c) diagrams and tables for experimental account. This study provides empirical evidence to support the importance of analysing multimodal genre for science teaching and learning as well as science education research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01