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Meaning-Making in Ecology Education: Analysis of Students’ Multimodal Texts
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7179-183x
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Swedish Language. Stockholm University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4842-7869
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
2023 (English)In: Education Sciences, E-ISSN 2227-7102, Vol. 13, no 5, article id 443Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Abstract [en]

Teaching and learning in ecology depend on multimodality, involving semiotic resourcessuch as visual representations, subject-specific symbols, and written and spoken language. Furthermore, the ecology field involves complex processes and relationships, presenting student challenges.However, more research has yet to investigate how students design multimodal texts to representcomplex biological processes. For a holistic understanding of ecology, it is crucial to understanddifferent complex processes, such as the matter cycle, energy flow, decomposition, and their relations.Therefore, this study aims to, through multimodal text analysis based on systemic functional linguistics (SFL), identify how secondary students collectively present and combine such processes and howthey position themselves through their textual choices. Results indicate that representing biologicalprocesses comprises several challenges for students. One way in which this is shown is the unclearuse and meaning of arrows. Thereto, the students include various aspects uncommon in the fieldof ecology, for example, symbols inspired by comic books, values, and the role of humans, therebyrelating ecosystems to their interests and everyday life. Implications for teaching are discussed, forinstance, the importance of supporting students in terms of scientific content and how to represent it,which can be conducted through text discussions. 

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MDPI, 2023. Vol. 13, no 5, article id 443
Keywords [en]
multimodal texts, systemic functional linguistics, ecology education
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Pedagogy
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Pedagogics and Educational Sciences, Education
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-120547DOI: 10.3390/educsci13050443ISI: 001009657300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85160109806OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-120547DiVA, id: diva2:1754953
Available from: 2023-05-05 Created: 2023-05-05 Last updated: 2023-08-09Bibliographically approved

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