The Sound of Music: Constructing Science as Sociocultural Practices through Oral and Written Discourse.

Kelly, Gregory J.; Chen, Catherine

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ERIC Number: EJ593888

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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The Sound of Music: Constructing Science as Sociocultural Practices through Oral and Written Discourse.

Kelly, Gregory J.; Chen, Catherine

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v36 n8 p883-915 Oct 1999

Describes how oral and written-discourse processes in a high school physics class are related to sociocultural practices in scientific communities. Finds that students' appropriation of scientific discourse was related to the framing activities of the teachers and the social practices established over time in the classroom. Contains 74 references. (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Acoustics, Classroom Environment, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, High Schools, Physics, Science Process Skills, Scientific Principles, Sociocultural Patterns, Teacher Role, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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