ANALOGIAS EM LIVROS DE QUÍMICA GERAL DESTINADOS AO ENSINO SUPERIOR

Although analogies are commonly used in Science textbooks, studies on textbooks used in undergraduate courses are unusual. Taking this into account, this paper presents an analysis on the analogies found in General Chemistry textbooks, aiming to establish a parallel with studies whose focus was on h...

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Published inEnsaio (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 131 - 147
Main Authors Wilmo Ernesto Francisco Junior, Welington Francisco, Ana Carolina Garcia de Oliveira
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 01.01.2012
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Summary:Although analogies are commonly used in Science textbooks, studies on textbooks used in undergraduate courses are unusual. Taking this into account, this paper presents an analysis on the analogies found in General Chemistry textbooks, aiming to establish a parallel with studies whose focus was on high school textbooks. After reading the textbooks, 212 analogies were identified. They were classified according to a system of categories adapted from studies present at the literature. Undergraduates' textbooks presented more analogies than high school textbooks, differences in analogical relation and a minor presence of illustrative analogies. This work also discusses directions for an adequate use of some analogies, as well as aspects related to the teacher ́s role.
ISSN:1415-2150