The genetic text in the didactic book of science: a critical rhetoric analysis.

Authors

  • Tatiana Galieta Nascimento
  • Isabel Martins Programa de Pós-graduação Tecnologia Educacional nas Ciências da Saúde Núcleo de Tecnologia Educacional para a Saúde Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

textbook, secondary school science, rhetorical analysis, discourse, science education

Abstract

This paper investigates the Genetics text in Brazilian school science textbooks from a critical rhetoric perspective, focussing on aspects related to the interaction between text and context in the process of meaning making. Categories of analysis used include exigence, authorship, audience and absences, and explore conceptual relationships between readers and authors, and between these participantes and scientific knowledge taught in school. Implications and suggestions of possibilities for using textbooks in the classroom are also presented.

Published

2016-11-06

How to Cite

Nascimento, T. G., & Martins, I. (2016). The genetic text in the didactic book of science: a critical rhetoric analysis. Investigations in Science Education, 10(2), 255–278. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/519