Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks
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Resumo: | The knowledge produced by genetic science is constantly expanding. However, the “taught knowledge” is not just a simplification of the knowledge produced by science, since it is also a result of values and practices. The objective of this study is to analyze how some examples of the expression of human characteristics in school textbooks approximate or deviate from reference knowledge found in literature. Secondary school textbooks were analyzed: six Brazilian collections and three Portuguese collections. Three topics were analyzed (skin color, eye color and height) and data were compared to scientific reference literature concerning these topics, which was composed of recent scientific papers and teacher training reference books. This analysis used the methodology developed in previous studies by Franzolin (2012) on “categories of types” and “categories of implications” and the KVP model (Clément, 2006). This study shows that most textbooks are close to the reference literature in mentioning the polygenic determination of the analyzed characteristics (skin color, eye color and height) and the influence of the environment in the expression of these characteristics. Textbooks which deviate from reference literature may cause barriers to the central content understanding. In the Portuguese context, it was evident that the practice of adopting new topics in the curriculum lead to the elimination of such information, not valued in official curriculum documents. |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooksGenetic scienceTextbooksThe knowledge produced by genetic science is constantly expanding. However, the “taught knowledge” is not just a simplification of the knowledge produced by science, since it is also a result of values and practices. The objective of this study is to analyze how some examples of the expression of human characteristics in school textbooks approximate or deviate from reference knowledge found in literature. Secondary school textbooks were analyzed: six Brazilian collections and three Portuguese collections. Three topics were analyzed (skin color, eye color and height) and data were compared to scientific reference literature concerning these topics, which was composed of recent scientific papers and teacher training reference books. This analysis used the methodology developed in previous studies by Franzolin (2012) on “categories of types” and “categories of implications” and the KVP model (Clément, 2006). This study shows that most textbooks are close to the reference literature in mentioning the polygenic determination of the analyzed characteristics (skin color, eye color and height) and the influence of the environment in the expression of these characteristics. Textbooks which deviate from reference literature may cause barriers to the central content understanding. In the Portuguese context, it was evident that the practice of adopting new topics in the curriculum lead to the elimination of such information, not valued in official curriculum documents.CIEC – Research Centre on Child Studies, IE, UMinho (FCT R&D unit 317), PortugalNational Funds through the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) and co-financed by European Regional Development Funds (FEDER) through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Program (POCI) with the reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007562info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionCentro Universitário de Formiga (UNIFOR-MG)Universidade do MinhoFranzolin, FernandaSilva, Ana Paula Z.Prochazka, Luana de SouzaFerreira, CláudiaCarvalho, Graça Simões de20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/48556engFranzolin, F., Silva, A.P.Z, Prochazka, L.S., Ferreira, C. & Carvalho, G.S. (2017). Human Genetics and Didactic Transposition: The Expression of Skin Color, Eye Color, and Height in Brazilian and Portuguese Textbooks. Conexão Ciência, 12 (N. esp. 2), p.185-192.1980-7058https://periodicos.uniformg.edu.br:21011/ojs/index.php/conexaociencia/article/view/829info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:24:44Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/48556Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:18:49.485245Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks Franzolin, Fernanda Genetic science Textbooks |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks |
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Human genetics and didactic transposition: the expression of skin color, eye color, and height in Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks |
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Franzolin, Fernanda |
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Franzolin, Fernanda Silva, Ana Paula Z. Prochazka, Luana de Souza Ferreira, Cláudia Carvalho, Graça Simões de |
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Silva, Ana Paula Z. Prochazka, Luana de Souza Ferreira, Cláudia Carvalho, Graça Simões de |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Franzolin, Fernanda Silva, Ana Paula Z. Prochazka, Luana de Souza Ferreira, Cláudia Carvalho, Graça Simões de |
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Genetic science Textbooks |
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Genetic science Textbooks |
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The knowledge produced by genetic science is constantly expanding. However, the “taught knowledge” is not just a simplification of the knowledge produced by science, since it is also a result of values and practices. The objective of this study is to analyze how some examples of the expression of human characteristics in school textbooks approximate or deviate from reference knowledge found in literature. Secondary school textbooks were analyzed: six Brazilian collections and three Portuguese collections. Three topics were analyzed (skin color, eye color and height) and data were compared to scientific reference literature concerning these topics, which was composed of recent scientific papers and teacher training reference books. This analysis used the methodology developed in previous studies by Franzolin (2012) on “categories of types” and “categories of implications” and the KVP model (Clément, 2006). This study shows that most textbooks are close to the reference literature in mentioning the polygenic determination of the analyzed characteristics (skin color, eye color and height) and the influence of the environment in the expression of these characteristics. Textbooks which deviate from reference literature may cause barriers to the central content understanding. In the Portuguese context, it was evident that the practice of adopting new topics in the curriculum lead to the elimination of such information, not valued in official curriculum documents. |
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Franzolin, F., Silva, A.P.Z, Prochazka, L.S., Ferreira, C. & Carvalho, G.S. (2017). Human Genetics and Didactic Transposition: The Expression of Skin Color, Eye Color, and Height in Brazilian and Portuguese Textbooks. Conexão Ciência, 12 (N. esp. 2), p.185-192. 1980-7058 https://periodicos.uniformg.edu.br:21011/ojs/index.php/conexaociencia/article/view/829 |
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