PARA QUÊ SE LÊ NA EDUCAÇÃO EM QUÍMICA? UMA ANÁLISE DE PUBLICAÇÕES EM PERIÓDICOS DE EDUCAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS ENTRE 2010 E 2021

WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES FOR READING IN EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY? ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION BETWEEN 2010 AND 2021. This work investigated Brazilian academic production about reading in chemistry classes published in journals of research in science education. To this end, a literature review was conducted from sixteen journals between 2010 and 2021. Two main aspects were analyzed: indicators of production (papers per year and per journals, education level, geographic region and institutions of the study) and the purposes of the activities of reading. In terms of the indicators of production, the results pointed out a consistent interest on this issue in the last decade with papers published in diverse journals, regional predominance from the Southeast and concentration of publications in high school or university levels. Regarding the purposes of reading, three main categories were identified: reading for information, reading for the development of skills and reading for scientific communication. Besides, different genre of texts has been employed in reading practices. Among the challenges are the reduction of regional asymmetries, the addressing of studies for other levels of education, as well as the increasing of research and systematic practices of reading based on a critical point of view.