Evolução da abordagem da Tectónica de Placas nos manuais escolares do ensino secundário – dos anos sessenta à actualidade

• Type: Article in National Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

M.Santos (Author) Other; H. Sant'Ovaia (Author) FCUP; J.Moreira (Author) Other; M.A. Ribeiro (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Rev i s t a Electrónica de Ciências da Terra

Vol. 15 No. 9

Publisher: GEOTIC – Sociedade Geológica de Portuga/ VIII Congresso Nacional de Geologia

Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Earth and related Environmental sciences

Other information

Abstract (EN): Preceded by years of scientific discoveries and summaries, Plate Tectonics has only established itself as a true theory 40 years ago, leading to a recasting and clarification of geological processes and concepts that were never fully explained until then.. This article consists of a case study approach focused on this theory in secondary school textbooks from the 1960s until today, its relationship with the social and political context and educational perspectives of each season, factors which influence in science education is undeniable

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: KEYWORDS: plate tectonics, school textbook, learning/teaching