Mapping literacy practices: theory,methodology, methods |
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Authors: | Greg Mannion Roz Ivani? the Literacies for Learning in Further Education Research Group |
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Institution: | 1. University of Stirling , Scotland gbgm1@stir.ac.uk;3. Lancaster University , UK |
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Abstract: | This study identifies ideas about science to which elementary school students are exposed and the manner in which teachers convey those ideas. This is accomplished by developing a scheme ‐based on the work of Hanson – for observing and analyzing classroom interactions, both dialogue and activities, as they occur during science lessons. A set of observation clues, which comprise a nine‐category analytical scheme, disclose three views about science – sensationalist, formalist, and rational – that are presented through the activities of observation, experiment, and explanation. |
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