Reading textbooks: the argument in question

Authors

  • Telma Ferraz Leal UFPE
  • Ana Carolina Perrusi Alves Brandão UFPE
  • Mirela Rejane Pereira Torres UFPE

Keywords:

argumentation, reading, textbooks

Abstract

This study analysed the different types of comprehension questions that can contribute for the development of argumentative skills. Seven groups of Portuguese textbooks (each group containing four books) were analysed and 13 types of question were identified. A low investment in the questions aimed for the development of argumentative skills was found in five, out of seven textbook groups. However, two groups of textbooks revealed great diversity in the type of comprehension questions proposed.

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Author Biographies

Telma Ferraz Leal, UFPE

Professora da UFPE, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas de Ensinom Centro de Educação e Programa de Pós-Graduaçao em Educação

Ana Carolina Perrusi Alves Brandão, UFPE

Professora da UFPE, Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas de Ensinom Centro de Educação e Programa de Pós-Graduaçao em Educação

Mirela Rejane Pereira Torres, UFPE

Aluna de iniciação científica, por ocasião da pesquisa

Published

2011-04-14

How to Cite

Leal, T. F., Brandão, A. C. P. A., & Torres, M. R. P. (2011). Reading textbooks: the argument in question. Educação, 34(1). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/faced/article/view/5822