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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2007.28.3.277

The Socio-semiotic Analysis of Visual Images in Elementary Science Textbooks: Focused on Weather and Forecast  

Lee, Jeong-A (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
Maeng, Seung-Ho (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
Kim, Chan-Jong (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.28, no.3, 2007 , pp. 277-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzed the visual images covering 'weather' and 'weather forecast' in elementary science textbooks from the Syllabus Period to the 7th national curriculum from the socio-semiotic perspective. The results showed that most of the visual images were 'realistic' which were descriptive of real world phenomena. This means that most of the visual images in elementary science text were familiar to students in every curriculum period. The power relationship in communication between images and students was very complex. The visual images in elementary science textbooks include few geometrical and alphanumeric code in every curriculum period. This study provides a new framework to interpret amount of information, functions of information, structures, and social meanings of visual images. It could be also a beginning stage to introduce the socio-semiotic perspective into choosing visual images for next science textbooks.
Keywords
visual images; socio-semiotic perspective; elementary science textbook; curriculum periods;
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