WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES FOR READING IN EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY? ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION BETWEEN 2010 AND 2021

This work investigated Brazilian academic production about reading in chemistry classes published in journals of research in science education. To this end, a literature review was conducted from sixteen journals between 2010 and 2021. Two main aspects were analyzed: indicators of production (papers per year and per journals, education level, geographic region and institutions of the study) and the purposes of the activities of reading. In terms of the indicators of production, the results pointed out a consistent interest on this issue in the last decade with papers published in diverse journals, regional predominance from the Southeast and concentration of publications in high school or university levels. Regarding the purposes of reading, three main categories were identified: reading for information, reading for the development of skills and reading for scientific communication. Besides, different genre of texts has been employed in reading practices. Among the challenges are the reduction of regional asymmetries, the addressing of studies for other levels of education, as well as the increasing of research and systematic practices of reading based on a critical point of view.

本研究针对发表于科学教育研究期刊的巴西化学课堂阅读相关学术成果展开调研。为此，本研究于2010至2021年间针对16种期刊开展了文献综述。本次分析涵盖两大核心维度：学术产出指标（含年度与期刊发文量、教育阶段、研究涉及的地理区域及所属机构）以及阅读活动的核心目的。就学术产出指标而言，研究结果显示，近十年来学界对该议题始终保有持续关注，相关论文发表于多种期刊；研究区域以东南部为主，且发文主要集中于高中或高等教育阶段。关于阅读活动的目的，本研究识别出三大核心类别：信息获取型阅读、技能培养型阅读以及科学传播型阅读。此外，阅读实践中所采用的文本体裁呈现多样化特征。当前仍存在若干待优化的挑战：需缩小区域发展不均衡问题、拓展其他教育阶段的相关研究，以及进一步推广基于批判性视角的阅读研究与系统化实践。