Turkish, Indian, and American Chemistry Textbooks Use of Inscriptions to Represent 'Types of Chemical Reactions'

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Aydın S., SINHA S., Izci K.

EURASIA JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, cilt.10, sa.5, ss.383-393, 2014 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12973/eurasia.2014.1060a
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIA JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.383-393
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Inscription, international studies, semiotic analysis, textbook analysis, and types of chemical reactions
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study was to investigate inscriptions used in, Types of chemical reactions. topic in Turkish, Indian, and American chemistry textbooks. We investigated both the types of inscriptions and how they were used in textbooks to support learning. A conceptual analysis method was employed to determine how those textbooks use inscriptions to present, Types of chemical reactions.. Results revealed that textbooks disproportionately used inscriptions at symbolic level and failed to present submicroscopic level. Moreover, in Turkish and Indian books, explicit connections between all three levels of inscriptions were inadequate whereas American textbook had them sufficiently. Inscriptions including multiple levels were provided simultaneously in American textbook. This research will contribute to growing literature of international studies about use of inscriptions in science textbooks.