In order to contribute to the critical evaluation of the quality and the scientific and social impact of Brazilian academic production on literacy, the correlation among theses/dissertations and articles on the subject in ...

Skimming reading strategy or global reading has been used widely in EAP/ESP-Instrumental English courses. In fact, this strategy must be considered in the first interactive reading phase in a reading class. It is a way to ...

Bibliometric indicators are a relevant subsidy to the assessment process of scientific production, especially at the meso and macro level, and to decision making in scientific policies. Among them, we highlight Impact ...

Constructing explanations of scientific phenomena is a high-leverage practice that promotes student understanding. In the context of this study, we acknowledge that children are used to receiving explanations from teachers. ...

Strong public research university is emerging as a key asset in today’s knowledge-based society. As knowledge producers, its groups and laboratories contribute with fundamental and applied research to enhance society at ...

Recently, Brazilian scientific production has increased greatly, due to demands for productivity from scientific agencies. However, this high increases requires a more qualified production, since it s essential that ...