Abstract
En este artículo se plantea la pregunta siguiente: ¿cómo se caracteriza un buen libro de texto de ciencias? Para contestarla se analizan algunos aspectos de los libros de texto a la luz de las investigaciones en didáctica de las ciencias. Entre estos aspectos se encuentran la forma en que se presenta la naturaleza de la ciencia, la atención que se presta a las ideas alternativas de los estudiantes, o características del contenido como las actividades que se incorporan o la utilización de modelos y analogías. Sobre la base de este análisis se hace un conjunto de recomendaciones para un mejor diseño de los libros de texto de ciencias.
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