Assessing Use of Language as Mediating Mean in Science Teaching in Activity Theory Terms
A Discourse Analysis in Socioculturally Diverse Classroom Settings in Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12944319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dimitrios Lathouris (0000-0002-4098-0993, University of Nicosia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 102-110 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural-Historical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1816-5435 • E-ISSN: 2224-8935 |
| Publisher | Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.17759/chp.2022180410 |
| OpenAlex | W4313336114 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
In this study, language is considered as mediating mean in science teaching within socioculturally diverse settings. It assesses how language can work in activity theory terms to understand scientific concepts. The particular interest concerns the nature of the Greek language which can give chances to approach more systematically scientific concepts. This research was conducted in two different classes of 5 th grade pupils with socioculturally diverse characteristics in a Greek primary school through a discourse analysis tool that was used in other researches about science teaching. Language use took place in the context of activity theory, being a mediating mean. The results of the present study, lead to the conclusion that use of language in science teaching even in socioculturally diverse classroom settings can contribute to a better understanding of the scientific concepts, making scientific language familiar to pupils and facilitating them to appropriate it more effectively
Activity Theory · Context (archaeology · Geography · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy
Dialogic Inquiry
Science Education
The Language Demands of Science Reading in Middle School
Science education as/for participation in the community
Redesigning an "Urban" Teacher Education Program
Cultural-historical activity theory
Using CHAT to Address the Nature of Scientific Knowledge Aspects on a PD-Program for Greek Science Teachers as a Cycle of Expansive Learning
Defining ?science? in a multicultural world
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |