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    Graphicacy: Do Readers of Science Textbooks Need It?

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    Authors
    Betrancourt, M.
    Ainsworth, S.
    De Vries, E.
    Boucheix, J.
    Lowe, Richard
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Bétrancourt, Mireille and Ainsworth, Shaaron and De Vries, Erica and Boucheix, Jean-Michel and Lowe, Richard K. 2012. Graphicacy: Do Readers of Science Textbooks Need It?, in de Vries, E. and Scheiter, K. (ed), Staging knowledge and experience: how to take advantage of representational technologies in education and training? EARLI SIG 2 meeting, Aug 28-31 2012, pp. 37-39. Grenoble, France: Universite Pierre-Mendes-France.
    Source Title
    Staging Knowledge and Experience: How to Take Advantage of Representational Technologies in Education and Training
    Source Conference
    EARLI SIG 2 meeting 2012
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    http://earlisig2-2012.upmf-grenoble.fr/UserFiles/EARLI_SIG2_Proceedings_2012.pdf
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17133
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    Abstract

    In contrast to literacy and numeracy, graphicacy is under-explored. Yet it is not only linked to fundamental cognitive abilities, but is also important in all areas of instruction. This paper reports an analysis of the graphics that appear in K-12 science school books. The questions were the following: what skills might school students need to understand these graphics? Do books provide guidance or instructions to help students process these graphics? We found that many graphics required a high level of graphicacy, in terms of strategies and skills required to understand them. Moreover, strategic guidance or instructional help were rarely provided.

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