What's in a Name: Differential labelling of plant and animal photographs in two nationally syndicated elementary science textbook series

• Published in: International journal of science education Vol. 32; no. 9; pp. 1227 - 1242
• Main Authors: Link-Pérez, Melanie A., Dollo, Vanessa H., Weber, Kirk M., Schussler, Elisabeth E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 01.06.2010; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biology education; Botany education; Classification; Content Analysis; Elementary school; Elementary School Science; Elementary school students; Labeling; Life sciences; Ohio; Photography; Plants (Botany); Science education; Science Instruction; Student Interests; Studies; Textbook; Textbooks; Ohio; United States > US

This study investigated plant and animal photographs in elementary science textbooks to discern whether there were disparities in the number of plant and animal photographs or in how those photographs were labelled. We examined the Life Science sections of two nationally syndicated (USA) textbook se...