ERIC Number: ED269243
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 10
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What Research Says about Science Textbooks, Science Reading and Science Reading Instruction: A Research Agenda.
Yore, Larry D.
A survey of the literature on science and reading research supports the identification of six potential foci and numerous interactions for future research related to science and reading. These six areas are: (1) nature of science and science education; (2) nature of the reading process (outlining Holliday's 10 rules for designing effective science texts); (3) nature of science text; (4) nature of the reader; (5) teachers' attitudes toward and knowledge about science reading; and (6) instructional uses and strategies related to science reading. Research needs related to each of these areas are addressed. For example, it is noted that research is needed to more clearly describe the nature of science, its influences on science education, and the role textual materials and print processing play in science and science education. Other research needs to focus on new assessment techniques that more closely reflect the interactive-constructive reading process that critically involves both the text and the reader, on the teacher's personal attitudes toward and knowledge about science reading, and on whether the science textbook is used as the initial source of data or if it is used as an instructional supplement to reinforce and enrich concepts initiated by concrete experience, demonstration, or lecture. (JN)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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