Adapted Primary Literature: The Use of Authentic Scientific Texts in Secondary Schools (Innovations in Science Education and Technology Book 22)

This book specifies the foundation for Adapted Primary Literature (APL), a novel text genre that enables the learning and teaching of science using research articles that were adapted to the knowledge level of high-school students. More than 50 years ago, J.J. Schwab suggested that Primary Scientific Articles ℓ́ℓafford the most authentic, unretouched specimens of enquiry that we can obtainℓ́ℓ and raised for the first time the idea that such articles can be used for ℓ́ℓenquiry into enquiryℓ́ℓ. This book, the first to be published on this topic, presents the realization of this vision and shows how the reading and writing of scientific articles can be used for inquiry learning and teaching. It provides the origins and theory of APL and examines the concept and its importance. It outlines a detailed description of creating and using APL, and provides examples for the use of the enactment of APL in classes, as well as descriptions of possible future prospects for the implementation of APL. Altogether, the book lays the foundations for the use of this authentic text genre for the learning and teaching of science in secondary schools This book specifies the foundation for Adapted Primary Literature (APL), a novel text genre that enables the learning and teaching of science using research articles that were adapted to the knowledge level of high-school students. More than 50 years ago, J.J. Schwab suggested that Primary Scientific Articles ĺlafford the most authentic, unretouched specimens of enquiry that we can obtainĺl and raised for the first time the idea that such articles can be used for ĺlenquiry into enquiryĺl. This book, the first to be published on this topic, presents the realization of this vision and shows how the reading and writing of scientific articles can be used for inquiry learning and teaching. It provides the origins and theory of APL and examines the concept and its importance. It outlines a detailed description of creating and using APL, and provides examples for the use of the enactment of APL in classes, as well as descriptions of possible future prospects for the implementation of APL. Altogether, the book lays the foundations for the use of this authentic text genre for the learning and teaching of science in secondary schools Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Prologue: The Origins of the First Adapted Primary Literature....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Adapting Primary Literature for Promoting Scientific Literacy....Pages 15-31 Foundations for Conceptualizing APL....Pages 33-57 APL and Reading in Science Classrooms....Pages 59-80 Front Matter....Pages 81-81 Creating and Using Adapted Primary Literature....Pages 83-108 Teaching Scientific Reading....Pages 109-124 Applications of Adapted Primary Literature....Pages 125-142 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 Developing an Inhibitor of Anthrax Toxin: Annotated Examples of Adapted Primary Literature (APL) and Journalistic Reported Version (JRV) Articles....Pages 145-159 West Nile Virus: An Annotated Example of an Adapted Primary Literature (APL) Article....Pages 161-178 Coronal Heating: An Annotated Example of an Adapted Primary Literature (APL) Article....Pages 179-195 Maritime Archaic Indians in Newfoundland: An Annotated Example of an Adapted Primary Literature (APL) Article....Pages 197-207 Back Matter....Pages 209-242