The historical evolution of interaction between the reader and the Science textbook in Brazil

Abstract:

The article aims to analyze the evolution of the interaction between the reader and the textbook, based on reflections arising from the relationships between the historical context and science teaching and has pursued two investigative axes. Concerning the first investigative axis, we have identified three temporal perspectives of interaction between the reader and the textbook: predominance of images and text, inclusion of stimulus of the student's scientific experience through the scientific method, and, since the advent of the Internet, we have noticed the instigation of activity outside the textbook. As for the second axis, we have confirmed that the relationships arising from each temporal conjuncture were included in the texts of the analyzed textbooks and manuals in terms of perspectives of interaction between the reader and the didactic material. Finally, we note that the interactions between reader and textbook are linked to the historical, social, and political contexts of each time.

Keywords:
Science teaching; History of education; Textbook; Reader-text interaction