Representations of the solar system in modern school textbooks and in the "Photodentro" of Primary education

Πρακτικά Εκτεταμένων Συνόψεων Εργασιών
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Published: Sep 22, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.5265
Nazla Sagies
Primary Education
Ioannis Starakis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Krystallia Halkia
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Abstract

The purpose of this study was the qualitative analyze of 32 images from the official textbooks of Greek primary schools and 18 images and dynamic representations in the digital platform "Photodendron", regarding Astronomy topics. The ultimate goal was to establish the extent to which these illustrations may convey alternative ideas to the students. Relevant indications emerged for the majority of these depictions, regarding the relative distances/sizes/positions/movements of celestial bodies, the attribution of anthropomorphic characteristics to these bodies as well as the interpretive mechanism of specific astronomical phenomena.

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  • 15. CURRICULA AND TEXTBOOKS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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