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Lee, Hwa Young; Guajardo, Lino – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2023
Understanding and supporting students' development of graph literacy is important. We studied how aspects of graph literacy might be supported (or hindered) in middle school by analyzing the content in textbooks. Specifically, we conducted a content analysis of tasks involving two-dimensional Cartesian graphs presented in grade 6-8 US textbooks.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Mathematics Activities, Graphs, Grade 6
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Slough, Scott W.; McTigue, Erin M.; Kim, Suyeon; Jennings, Susan K. – Reading Psychology, 2010
Middle school teachers tend to rely heavily on texts that have become increasing more visual. There is little information available about the graphical demands of general middle grades' science texts. The purpose of this study was to quantify the type and quality of the graphical representations and how they interacted with the textual material in…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Grade 6, Middle Schools, Textbook Content