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Ametller, Jaume; Pinto, Roser – International Journal of Science Education, 2002
Focuses on images of energy that may help to construct key scientific concepts. Analyzes interpretations given by students of documents containing images evoking ideas that are seldom visually explained within a theoretical semiotic frame. Confirms the utility of this frame and suggests some abilities needed for students to correctly interpret…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Diagrams, Energy, Graphs
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Pinto, Roser; Ametller, Jaume – International Journal of Science Education, 2002
Compares the results of four studies made under the auspices of the Science Teacher Training in an Information Society (STTIS) project researching the difficulties students have in reading images. The studies are compared under such categories as pre-eminence of narrative readings, real-world versus symbolic elements, verbal elements, and…
Descriptors: Color, Diagrams, Energy, Optics