'Don't know much about a science book': Do children and young teens read science books for pleasure?

• Autores: Ruth Jarman, Joy Alexander
• Localización: School Science Review, ISSN 0036-6811, Vol. 101, Nº. 377, 2020, págs. 73-80
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Surprisingly little has been written in school-related science education literature about reading for pleasure. This article reports the findings of a survey exploring free-choice science book reading habits of children and young teens. In the survey, over 300 children aged 8–14 completed a written questionnaire.

    The results showed that most did not read science books outside school and about a fifth of the sample did not read them in school. For a significant number, the assumption is that such books are boring, difficult, only for specialists or only for the academically gifted.

    The implications of this perception are discussed.

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