Adapted Primary Literature ― The Use of Authentic Scientific Texts in Secondary Schools

This volume is a novel text genre that enables the learning and teaching of science using research articles (primary scientific literature) that were adapted to the knowledge level of students. This book will focus primarily upon articles that have been adapted for use in high school science teaching. The proposed book will present the concept of APL and its importance, will bring examples for the use of the APL concept with students and teachers, will provide evidence for the effectiveness of APL in classes, and will describe possible future prospects for the implementation of APL. Altogether, the proposed book will lay the foundation for the use of this innovative and authentic text genre for the teaching and learning of science in secondary schools.