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Quali-quant analysis of the statistical content in Italian primary school general books.

The conjoint use of multi-method techniques puts into action the methodological triangulation that can produce interesting results about the evaluation of textbook contents. In this perspective we analyze a random sample of fourth- and fifth-grade Italian primary mathematics general books. By using...

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Published in:International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 96 - 110
Main Authors: Clerici, Renata, Gola, Giancarlo, Cisco, Emanuela
Format: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Dialectical Publishing Apr2013
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          Clerici, Renata
          Gola, Giancarlo
          Cisco, Emanuela
        affil: Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
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          Textbooks Italy
          Multimethod Studies
          Mathematics
          Content Analysis
          Schools, Elementary Italy
          Italy
          Human
          Data Analysis Software
          Statistics
          Multivariate Statistics
      ab: The conjoint use of multi-method techniques puts into action the methodological triangulation that can produce interesting results about the evaluation of textbook contents. In this perspective we analyze a random sample of fourth- and fifth-grade Italian primary mathematics general books. By using a mixed methods research approach, we conducted a content analysis of these textbooks, starting from an ex ante conceptual grid that allowed us to observe the contents of the pages dedicated to the subject. Initially, we used the computer software package ATLAS.ti to describe accurately the relationships between structural and content aspects. The codes obtained from the computerized content analysis were transformed into a matrix of statistical data, in which the cases and the variables (each category) were analyzed via the PASW Statistics package. The application of canonical non-linear correlation analysis to the set of these textbook characteristics (in particular statistical graphic representation) yielded a content typology.
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