Analysis of Five Junior High School Physics Textbooks Used in China for Representations of Nature of Science

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作者：
Xiying Li
Zuyu Tan
Jiliang Shen
Weiping Hu
Yinghe Chen
Jingying Wang
机构：
[1] Shaanxi Normal University,MOE Key laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology
[2] Beijing Normal University,Institute of Developmental Psychology
[3] Qingdao University,Normal College & School of Teacher Education
来源：
Research in Science Education | 2020年 / 50卷
关键词：
Junior High School Physics Textbooks; Textbook evaluation; Nature of science content analysis method;
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Based on the analytical framework of nature of science (NOS) in junior school science textbooks, a content analysis method was adopted to analyze the NOS in junior middle school physical textbooks (grade 8) of five editions authorized by the Ministry of Education of China, and the features of NOS were analyzed and compared. It was found that all five textbooks presented poor representations of NOS. None of these five editions were scientifically objective, nor did they include discussions of scientific laws and theories. Furthermore, they rarely presented empirical evidence to support their arguments. The explicit representations of NOS were particularly inadequate.
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