出版社：International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE)
摘要：The illustration characteristics of 221 visual representations (VRs) of submicroscopic particles in nine Greek secondary
chemistry school textbooks from the last three decades were analyzed. This analysis was done to develop a taxonomy that could
help science teachers and curricula designers evaluate the efficacy of such characteristics on student learning. The sample was
quantitatively divided into three distinct time periods and analyzed qualitatively using the phenomenographic method through
an inductive approach. The “unit of analysis” was every VR of submicroscopic particles together with its caption. Qualitative
analysis revealed characteristics such as the type of VR, the way of expression, the signs used, the dimensions represented,
the text included, and the complexity of the VR. Quantitative analysis revealed the effect of time on the characteristics. The
taxonomy provides an integrated view of VRs illustration characteristics that could help in realizing the multiple ways in which
the meaning of a VR could be interpreted, whereas it can also contribute to future appropriate design and use of such VRs
toward a better science curriculum.
