Biology texts and explanations of the biological world

The aim of this paper is to investigate the models of scientific explanation that are reproduced in biology textbooks at the intermediate level, as well as the models that these textbooks transmit about living beings and their manifestations. Eleven texts are analyzed for the concept of tropism: 9 f...

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Autor principal: Bar, Anibal
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Publicado: Asociación de Docentes de Ciencias Biológicas de la Argentina 2023
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spelling I10-R313-article-401012023-02-01T17:38:31Z Biology texts and explanations of the biological world Textos de biología y explicaciones del mundo biológico Bar, Anibal textbooks libros de texto The aim of this paper is to investigate the models of scientific explanation that are reproduced in biology textbooks at the intermediate level, as well as the models that these textbooks transmit about living beings and their manifestations. Eleven texts are analyzed for the concept of tropism: 9 for absorption, transposition and transpiration; and 8 for photosynthesis. Each of the explanations is classified into causal, functional and functional causal, according to the type of links between variables. Each type of explanation is related to the types of concepts involved and the target student population. The methodological and epistemological implications of the analyzed concepts are discussed from different perspectives, including reference to mechanistic, processual and teleonomic models. El presente trabajo tiene por objeto indagar sobre los modelos de explicación científica que se reproducen en los libros de texto de biología del nivel medio; como asimismo, las modelizaciones que éstos transmiten acerca de los seres vivos y sus manifestaciones. Se analizan 11 textos para el concepto de tropismo: 9 para absorción, transpone y transpiración; y 8 para fotosíntesis. Cada una de las explicaciones se clasifican en, causales. causales funcionales y funcionales, según la clase de vínculos entre variables. Se relaciona cada clase de explicación con los tipos de conceptos implicados y la población estudiantil a la cual va dirigida. Se discuten las implicancias metodológicas y epistemológicas de los conceptos analizados desde diferentes perspectivas, en las que se incluyen la referencia a modelos mecánicos, procesuales y teleonómicos. Asociación de Docentes de Ciencias Biológicas de la Argentina 2023-02-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaadbia/article/view/40101 10.59524/2344-9225.v5.n1.40101 Journal of Biology Education; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2002): Revista de Educación en Biología; 8-19 Revista de Educación en Biología; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2002): Revista de Educación en Biología; 8-19 2344-9225 0329-5192 10.59524/2344.9225.v5.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaadbia/article/view/40101/40419 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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description The aim of this paper is to investigate the models of scientific explanation that are reproduced in biology textbooks at the intermediate level, as well as the models that these textbooks transmit about living beings and their manifestations. Eleven texts are analyzed for the concept of tropism: 9 for absorption, transposition and transpiration; and 8 for photosynthesis. Each of the explanations is classified into causal, functional and functional causal, according to the type of links between variables. Each type of explanation is related to the types of concepts involved and the target student population. The methodological and epistemological implications of the analyzed concepts are discussed from different perspectives, including reference to mechanistic, processual and teleonomic models.
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