Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W2316648664> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 75 of
75
with 100 items per page.
- W2316648664 endingPage "156" @default.
- W2316648664 startingPage "151" @default.
- W2316648664 abstract "There appeared in two of the recent issues of The American Biology Teacher articles by Malatesta1 and Sister Payne,2 that dealt with the scientific terminology used in courses and textbooks for biology. The respective authors offered conflicting opinions about the scientific terminology in them. According to Malatesta, It (the book) consisted mainly of difficult scientific terms with equally difficult explanations. There was little to fire the imagination of the average student and lead him into what can be the wondrous field of nature. Sister Payne, however, seems to express an opposite view when she states, should scientific terminology be simplified for him (the student) Why substitute 'simple words' or slang phrases for distinctive, scientific phraseology that is purposeful and pointed? Why step down educational levels? We need not assume that the present generation of students is endowed with less ability than the parental generation who passed similar courses. Do we not insult both parent and progeny by catering to mediocrity ? It is obvious, to even a casual reader, that the opinions of both writers have considerable merit. It is axiomatic that the student cannot be expected to develop understandings in biology if the scientific vocabulary is beyond his comprehension. It is equally true that he cannot be expected to develop such understandings if the scientific terminology is too simple to express accurately the desired meanings. There are a number of major researches that have been undertaken to determine the vocabulary desirable for students at various grade levels and in various courses. Buckingham and Dolch3 summarized the results of a number of vocabulary studies, and listed words together with the grade levels of difficulty assigned to them by the different investigators. Curtis4 in his major investigation summarized the results of a hundred separate analyses of vocabularies for secondary science. As a part of the study he presented lists of words that were rated with respect to their desirability for use in courses in biology. Many of the words for biology in Curtis's list are rated by Buckingham and" @default.
- W2316648664 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W2316648664 creator A5000706857 @default.
- W2316648664 creator A5011912251 @default.
- W2316648664 creator A5049266229 @default.
- W2316648664 date "1950-11-01" @default.
- W2316648664 modified "2023-10-17" @default.
- W2316648664 title "The Reading Difficulty of Textbooks for High-School Biology" @default.
- W2316648664 cites W1505064336 @default.
- W2316648664 cites W2327401687 @default.
- W2316648664 cites W2766764507 @default.
- W2316648664 doi "https://doi.org/10.2307/4438191" @default.
- W2316648664 hasPublicationYear "1950" @default.
- W2316648664 type Work @default.
- W2316648664 sameAs 2316648664 @default.
- W2316648664 citedByCount "11" @default.
- W2316648664 crossrefType "journal-article" @default.
- W2316648664 hasAuthorship W2316648664A5000706857 @default.
- W2316648664 hasAuthorship W2316648664A5011912251 @default.
- W2316648664 hasAuthorship W2316648664A5049266229 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C111472728 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C121332964 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C138885662 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C145420912 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C15744967 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C159985019 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C192562407 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C2777601683 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C2778949450 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C2780586882 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C2781426162 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C41895202 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C511192102 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C547195049 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C554936623 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C62520636 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConcept C9593695 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C111472728 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C121332964 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C138885662 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C145420912 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C15744967 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C159985019 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C192562407 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C2777601683 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C2778949450 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C2780586882 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C2781426162 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C41895202 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C511192102 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C547195049 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C554936623 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C62520636 @default.
- W2316648664 hasConceptScore W2316648664C9593695 @default.
- W2316648664 hasIssue "7" @default.
- W2316648664 hasLocation W23166486641 @default.
- W2316648664 hasOpenAccess W2316648664 @default.
- W2316648664 hasPrimaryLocation W23166486641 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W10059611 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W12657048 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W20319088 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W23050469 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W23491762 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W25618793 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W3452202 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W446994 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W7202713 @default.
- W2316648664 hasRelatedWork W9732660 @default.
- W2316648664 hasVolume "12" @default.
- W2316648664 isParatext "false" @default.
- W2316648664 isRetracted "false" @default.
- W2316648664 magId "2316648664" @default.
- W2316648664 workType "article" @default.