A taxonomic model for science teaching activities as a means to formalize the meta-language of didactic design

Abstract

In this paper it is proposed a formalization of the lexicon used in the description of science teaching activities. It consists of a taxonomic model that intends to differentiate and integrate coherently the set of all of these activities and enable the categorisation of any specific proposal. For the purposes of evaluation and illustration the model is applied to a number of designs. If the model’s functionality to represent the set of all science teaching activities is con! rmed it should facilitate communication between specialists as well as the development of a didactics theory. For convenience, a glossary is included.