A Case Study on the meanings and uses of Japanese Words 'ittei,' 'onaji' and 'hitoshii' in Science Textbooks for Junior High School Students

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  • 中学校理科教科書における「一定」,「同じ」,「等しい」のような用語の使われ方

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the meanings and uses of Japanese words like ittei, onaji and hitoshii referring to a specific relationship among concepts in science. All of these words appeared in three kinds of science textbooks for junior high school students have been collected, and analyzed for meanings in individual uses. The results are summarized as follows:<br> (1) Each of onaji and hitoshii is used in two ways.<br> (2) Word ittei is used in four ways.<br> (3) Adjective onaji is most commonly used to show sameness, identity or equality.<br> (4) There are some restrictions on their uses in accordance with characteristics of scientific terms. For example, hitoshii is generally used to show equality or equivalency concerning scientific terms which indicate quantity or numerical value.<br> It has been suggested for correct scientific literacy that the meanings and uses of these words which are multivocal and of difficulty in usage, must be intentionally taught to pupils in science teaching, because these words frequently appear in science education.

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  • CRID
    1390282680140513920
  • NII Article ID
    110008093870
  • DOI
    10.18993/jcrdajp.6.1_43
  • ISSN
    24241784
    02880334
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Disallowed

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