GARCIA LETICIA
Artículos
Título:
Ideas of Students and Faculty about Reading and Writing in Science and Technology Careers
Autor/es:
LETICIA GARCIA; NORA VALEIRAS
Revista:
Journal of Science Education
Editorial:
Journal of Science Education
Referencias:
Lugar: Bogotá; Año: 2013 vol. 14 p. 42 - 42
ISSN:
0124-5481
Resumen:
he objective of this work is to characterize the ideas that students have about reading and writing as they start their studies at university level in science and technology careers, and the ideas that faculty members have regarding students? writing and comprehensive reading. The study was conducted at the entry level in the Faculty of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of the National University of Córdoba in Argentina. Data was collected by means of semi-structured questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and lesson observations. Results show that students find differences between reading and writing at secondary school and at university levels, that they value positively being taught graphical tools that are useful to organize and represent knowledge and that they are not fully informed about how efficient writing can be when used as a tool for thinking. The main associated obstacle found by faculty is the comprehension of texts and assignments given to students as part of their stu