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Do Primary School Science Books for Children Show a Concern for Explanatory Understanding?

Pages 227-240 | Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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Altaf Qadeer. (2013) An analysis of grade six textbook on electricity through content analysis and student writing responses. Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física 35:1, pages 1-12.
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Christine D. Tippett. (2010) REFUTATION TEXT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 8:6, pages 951-970.
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Laura B. Smolkin, Erin M. McTigue, Carol A. Donovan & Julianne M. Coleman. (2008) Explanation in science trade books recommended for use with elementary students. Science Education 93:4, pages 587-610.
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Anat Yarden. (2009) Reading Scientific Texts: Adapting Primary Literature for Promoting Scientific Literacy. Research in Science Education 39:3, pages 307-311.
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Linda M. Phillips & Stephen P. Norris. (2009) Bridging the Gap Between the Language of Science and the Language of School Science Through the Use of Adapted Primary Literature. Research in Science Education 39:3, pages 313-319.
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Meadow Schroeder, Anne Mckeough, Susan Graham, Hayli Stock & Gay Bisanz. (2008) The Contribution of Trade Books to Early Science Literacy: In and Out of School. Research in Science Education 39:2, pages 231-250.
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Maria Varelas, Christine C. Pappas, Justine M. Kane, Amy Arsenault, Jennifer Hankes & Begoña Marnotes Cowan. (2007) Urban primary‐grade children think and talk science: Curricular and instructional practices that nurture participation and argumentation. Science Education 92:1, pages 65-95.
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Douglas P. Newton & Lynn D. Newton. (2006) Could Elementary Mathematics Textbooks Help Give Attention to Reasons in the Classroom?. Educational Studies in Mathematics 64:1, pages 69-84.
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