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Direct linkYun, E.; Park, Y. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
Just as language reflects one's thoughts, the text of science textbooks reflects the structure of scientific knowledge and thought. Therefore, students' learning of scientific language leads to their acquisition of the structure of scientific knowledge and thought. The purposes of this study were to extract scientific semantic network from science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Textbooks, Semantics, Language Usage
Peer reviewedWilliams, H. Thomas – American Journal of Physics, 1999
Contends that the large vocabulary used for precise purposes in physics contains many words that have related but potentially confusing meanings in everyday usage. Analyzes the treatment of Newton's Laws of Motion in several well-known introductory textbooks for evidence of inconsistent language use. Makes teaching suggestions. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Mechanics (Physics)
