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ABSTRACT

Background: It is known that many articles have poorly written summaries that damage their credibility and alienate their potential readers. This part should provide a clear and basic introduction to the field, context and rationale that motivated the research (not merely the theme) that is discussed in this paper, as developed in its Introduction section, comprehensible to scientists in related disciplines. Avoid unneeded info such as This work is the result of GHI’s doctoral research under the guidance of ABC. Objectives: This template aims to help authors to create a clearer, completer and more organized abstract. This part should refer to the research question(s) addressed by the article (but should not be written as a question). Do not confuse this with an ‘objective’ of the paper such as To describe the results of a study carried out…. Design: The basic methodological design of the research that is discussed in this paper (‘qualitative research’ is not enough). The word ‘abstract’, ‘resumo’, or ‘resumen’ according to the language used in the text, should be written in Times New Roman, size 12, bold, uppercase, left aligned, with a paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm and single spacing. The abstract text should start in the next line, in the range between 150 and 250 words, written as a single paragraph in Times New Roman font, size 10, simple spacing and justified, also with paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm. The abstract should be written in the language used in the text (Portuguese, Spanish or English), and structured in exactly this way (including ALL these 7 markers, separated, in boldface). Setting and Participants: The location of the interventions and the number of participants who entered and completed the study, as well as how they were selected. If it is a theoretical or bibliographic study, this item refers to the analysed sources. Data collection and analysis: How data was collected and analysed. Results: The key findings from the research that is discussed in this paper, explaining what the main results reveal in direct comparison to what was thought to be the case previously, or how the main results add to previous knowledge. The abstract should be accurate, nonevaluative, readable, and concise, followed by up to 5 keywords, written in the same language of the abstract, resumo, or resumen, separated by semicolons. Unlike pre-Google guidelines for maximum exposure of your work through your best search engine placement, it is highly recommended that these keywords explicitly appear repeatedly in the Title and Abstract. Conclusions: Key conclusions including direct future applications of the research that is discussed in this paper, providing a broader perspective, readily comprehensible to a scientist in any discipline.

Keywords: keyword1; keyword2; keyword3; keyword4; keyword5.

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RESUMO

Contexto: O contexto que motivou a pesquisa discutida neste artigo. Evite informações desnecessárias, tais como Este trabalho é o resultado da pesquisa de doutorado de GHI sob a orientação de ABC. Objetivos: as exatas perguntas de pesquisa abordadas pelo artigo. Não confunda isso com um "objetivo" do artigo, tal como Descrever os resultados de um estudo realizado….. Design: o desenho metodológico básico da pesquisa discutida neste artigo. A palavra 'resumo' deve ser escrita em Times New Roman, tamanho 12, negrito, maiúscula, alinhada à esquerda, com um recuo de 1,25 cm e espaçamento simples. O texto do resumo deve começar na próxima linha, no intervalo entre 150 e 250 palavras, escrito como parágrafo único em fonte Times New Roman, tamanho 10, espaçamento simples e justificado, também com recuo de 1,25 cm. O resumo deve ser redigido em português e estruturado desta maneira (incluindo TODOS estes 7 marcadores, em separado e em negrito). Ambiente e participantes: a localização das intervenções e o número de participantes que entraram e concluíram o estudo, bem como a forma como foram selecionados. Se se trata de um estudo teórico ou bibliográfico, este item refere-se às fontes analisadas. Coleta e análise de dados: como os dados foram coletados e analisados. Resultados: os principais resultados obtidos das análises da pesquisa discutida neste artigo. O resumo deve ser preciso, não-avaliativo, legível e conciso, seguido por até 5 palavras-chave, separadas por ponto e vírgula. Ao contrário das diretrizes pré-Google, para a máxima exposição do seu trabalho através do seu melhor posicionamento no mecanismo de pesquisa, é altamente recomendado que as palavras-chave explicitamente apareçam repetidas no título e no resumo. Conclusões: principais conclusões, incluindo futuras aplicações diretas da pesquisa discutida neste artigo.

Palavras-chave: palavra-chave1; palavra-chave2; palavra-chave3; palavra-chave4; palavra-chave5.

INTRODUCTION

Document should be formatted as C5 (162 mm x 229 mm) size, all mirror margins 2.5 cm except for 1.5 cm left one.

All section headings should be unnumbered and written in Times New Roman font.

Main sections titles should be written all uppercase, in Times New Roman size 12, bold, left aligned and entirely (not first line) 1.25 cm left indented (with Word's paragraph command: never use tabs or spaces for indentation), with 6 pt space after each paragraph.

Article text should be written preferably in British English, in Times New Roman 11, justified, with a single line spacing, with paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm (with Word's paragraph command: never use tabs or spaces for indentation), with 6 pt space after each paragraph, and leaving 1 (one) blank line only at the end of each section, subsection, or subsubsection. The text of the article should have from 7,000 to not much more than 9,000 words, excluding the references but including any appendices and annexes.

Do not use all uppercase words for titles of articles, keywords, names of people or institutions, etc. They must be written in title case (all words capitalised, except for articles, prepositions, adverbs, conjunctions, etc.).

Author’ names

Subsections titles should be written in sentence case (only the first word of the sentence and proper nouns are capitalised), size 11, bold, left aligned and entirely (not first line) 1.25 cm left indented (with Word's paragraph command: never use tabs or spaces for indentation), with 6 pt space after each paragraph.

Authors’ names should be written in Times New Roman font, size 10, single line spacing and centre alignment. Use upper/lower case letters. Include authors’ ORCID iD. (Authors' ORCID iD can be searched easily on the ORCID site. If an author does not yet have their ORCID iD, it can be created in seconds on this page.)

The corresponding author (only one) must be indicated in a footnote to the first page with full name and e-mail, written in Times New Roman font, size 8, single line spacing and left alignment.

Affiliations

Subsubsections titles should be written in sentence case (only the first word of the sentence and proper nouns are capitalised), size 11, italic bold, left aligned and entirely (not first line) 1.25 cm left indented (with Word's paragraph command: never use tabs or spaces for indentation), with 6 pt space after each paragraph.

Affiliations should be grouped, just below the authors' names, in different lines, written in Times New Roman font, size 8, single line spacing and centre alignment. Names and affiliations are related to each other by tags (a, b, c etc.). Use the same tag for identical affiliation. The affiliations should contain university, postgraduate course or institute and department, and institution address as city, state, and country only (Don’t include any biographical data such as degree, indication of 'student', 'doctoral student', 'scholarship holder', 'coordinator', 'rector', etc.).

The contribution of each author to the development of the study should be indicated in a one-paragraph note at the end of the text, according to the CRediTCasrai taxonomy (See example below).

Citations and References must be strictly in accordance with the APA 7th Edition standard. Specifically,

If you are using a citation formatting software such as Mendeley, be sure to use the bibliographic style corresponding to APA 7th edition.

Furthermore, send the file only after transforming the Word fields generated by Mendeley into regular text (see Mendeley's instructions on how to do this).

In citations [in text], calls by the author's surname (s), by the responsible institution or title included in the sentence must be capitalised (initial uppercase letter with remaining letters in lower case), separated by commas and by the conjunction 'e' if the paper is in Portuguese or 'and' if it is in English.

When they are enclosed in parentheses, the authors' surnames must be separated by commas and always by '&'.

When there are more than five authors, only the first one is indicated, adding the expression 'et al.'

Months should be indicated in the original language of the publication and uppercase, if in English.

Merriam and Caffarella (1991) note that resource-locating plays a crucial role in the self-directed learning process. In other words, resource-locating plays a crucial role in the self-directed learning process (Merriam & Caffarella, 1991).

In the References,

In case of a monograph as a whole (book, dissertation, thesis, report, etc.), its title and subtitle must be italicised.

In theses, dissertations or other academic papers, the type of document (thesis, dissertation, coursework, etc.), grade, academic linkage, place and date of the defence, mentioned on the sheet of approval (if any), must be mentioned.

In the case of an article in a journal, only the name of the journal and the volume number will be italicised.

In case of a work presented in an event, only the title of the annals will be italicised.

See examples below

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

Acta Scientiae publishes only original papers, understood as scientific research papers necessarily addressing central issues in the area of Science and Mathematics Education, duly based on the theoretical frameworks consecrated in the scientific literature of that area, including 'state of the art', methodology, and explicit research question (both for empirical and theoretical research works) and result in a relevant contribution, compared to previous studies, to scientific knowledge in the area of Science and Mathematics Teaching ('merely descriptive texts', 'essays', 'projects', 'proposals', 'literature reviews', 'states of knowledge', 'experience reports' and the like are not accepted).

Long quotations should be written in Times New Roman 11, entirely (not first line) 2.5 cm indented from the left margin (with Word's paragraph command: never use tabs or spaces for indentation), justified and single spaced, with 6 pt space after each paragraph, with the parenthetical citation coming after the closing punctuation mark and without quotation marks or extra blank lines before or after it.

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METHODOLOGY

Acta Scientiae publishes only original papers, understood as scientific research papers necessarily addressing central issues in the area of Science and Mathematics Education, duly based on the theoretical frameworks consecrated in the scientific literature of that area, including 'state of the art', methodology, and explicit research question (both for empirical and theoretical research works) and result in a relevant contribution, compared to previous studies, to scientific knowledge in the area of Science and Mathematics Teaching ('merely descriptive texts', 'essays', 'projects', 'proposals', 'literature reviews', 'states of knowledge', 'experience reports' and the like are not accepted).

RESULTS AND ANALISES

To avoid confusion, according to APA 7th ed.,

Tables are numerical values or text displayed in rows and columns.

Figures are any type of illustration other than a table: graphics, photographs, drawings, diagrams, flowcharts, maps, organisational charts, among others.

Figures must be in accordance with the APA 7th ed. Figure number and caption are written in Times New Roman 11 on separate lines and are placed above the figure, single spaced with 6 pt space after each paragraph. Figure number is bold, containing the word 'Figure' (with a capital initial letter) (not ‘Chart’, ‘Map’, etc.), followed by a stop, the number (from 1, in numerical order) (both in italics). Figure caption is italic and should include an in-text citation for the reference of the source (only if not your own work; avoid expressions such as “this research”, or “our data”), e.g. (Smith, 2010, p.13). They must be clear and have satisfactory contrast and resolution (above 300 dpi). Colour images are published in the electronic version of the Acta. It should appear immediately after its explicit first citation in the text, which should not include mentions such as ‘the figure below’ or ‘the following figure’.

Figure 1 shows the activity developed in the classroom.

Figure 1

The activity developed in the classroom. (Merriam & Caffarella, 1991)

Tables must be in accordance with the APA 7th ed. Table number and caption are written in Times New Roman 11 on separate lines and are placed above the table, single spaced with 6 pt space after each paragraph. Table number is bold, containing the word 'Table' (with a capital initial letter) (not ‘Chart’, ‘List’, etc.), followed by a stop, the number (from 1, in numerical order). Table caption is italic and should include an in-text citation for the reference of the source e.g. (Smith, 2010, p.13) (only if not your own work; avoid expressions such as “this research”, or “our data”) and not end with a period. The first letter of major words must be capitalized. The caption should be descriptive, but succinct. A table should appear immediately after its explicit first citation in the text, which should not include mentions such as ‘the table below’ or ‘the following table’.

Please, take in account, however, that data that would require only two or fewer columns and rows should be presented in the text. In other words, if the content is easy to explain as a concise couple sentences in narrative format, then presenting it in the text may be preferable to creating a table. Simply surrounding a small block of text or a numbered or bulleted list with four borders is not enough to make it a figure or a table.

Consistency is key: Numerals should be expressed to a number of decimal places that is determined by the precision of measurement. Never change the unit of measurement or the number of decimal places in the same column.

Also, data to be compared must be presented next to one another (before/after, young/old, male/female, etc.), and statistical information (means, standard deviations, N values) must be presented in separate parts of the table. There are a number of canonical or standard formats for a table (such as ANOVA, regression, or correlation) to communicate your data effectively. We kindly ask you to adhere to one of the standard formats instead of inventing your own. Sample tables are covered in Section 7.21 of the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition. A few examples are available at this webpage.

Notes may be included for tables: general notes, providing explanations of abbreviations, symbols, etc. about the table as a whole; specific notes about a particular column, row, or individual entry, using superscript lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.), ordered from left to right, top to bottom, always starting with a; and probability notes, providing the levels of statistical significance, as specified in the probability note (with the p-value), by the consistent use of the same number of asterisks throughout your paper. An alternate symbol (such as daggers †) may also be used to distinguish for one-tailed p-values. All notes must be placed together below the table in that order and preceded by the word Note (in italics) followed by a period.

A horizontal line separates the table title from the column headings. A second horizontal line separates the column headings from the table data. The table should end with a final horizontal line beneath the last row of data. These horizontal lines are the only ones to be present in the table and no vertical lines should be used. Column headings (labels) should use upper- & lower-case and be centred over each column. The table can be double-spaced or not, depending on how much information you need to convey.

If using tables from a source and the original table is not formatted in accordance with APA style, include it as a Figure and cite the source in accordance with APA style.

Table 1 shows the results obtained.

Table 1

Dogs Scoring Above Average on Intelligence by Breed and Gender. (Smith, 2010, p.13)

A table format that deserves to be highlighted is the one that presents t-test results. Never include t-test results in the text or, even worse, in a footnote. Instead, use the format shown in Table 2 (from http://korbedpsych.com/R17dTable.html).

Table 2

Sample Descriptives Using t-test for Equality of Means

CONCLUSIONS

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AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS STATEMENTS

(The contribution of each author to the development of the study should be indicated in a one-paragraph note at the end of the text, according to the CRediTCasrai taxonomy below.)

(EXAMPLE) ABC (Author’s name initials only) and GHI conceived the presented idea. GHI developed the theory. DEF adapted the methodology to this context, created the models, performed the activities, and collected the data. ABC and DEF analysed the data. All authors actively participated in the discussion of the results, reviewed and approved the final version of the work. (Avoid unneeded info such as This work is the result of GHI’s doctoral research under the guidance of ABC.)

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

A data availability statement is crucial to signal where data associated with a document is available and under what conditions (licenses) the data can be accessed, including links (where applicable) to the dataset. Please refer to the Data Availability Declaration templates indicated by Acta Scientiae and include the statement most appropriate for the chosen form of availability.

REFERENCES

(Main changes from APA 6th.ed.: Publisher location (city, state, etc.) is no longer included before a publisher name. The expressions "Retrieved from" or "Accessed from" are no longer used before a URL. DOIs are standardized as "https://doi.org/xxxxx", using clickable links.)

Araujo, U. A. M. (1985). Tukúna Full Masks: Possibilities of Studying Museum Artefacts for the Knowledge of the Indigenous Universe (102 f.). Master Thesis, Social Sciences, Foundation School of Sociology and Politics of São Paulo, São Paulo.

Atticus, T. P. & Cicero, M. T. (44 BC). Laelius de Amicitia. Akademia.

Brayner, A. R. A. & Medeiros, C. B. (1994). Incorporation of time in object-oriented DBMS. In: Proceedings of the 9th Brazilian Symposium on Data Banks (pp. 16-29). IBM.

Brasil (2013). Tribunal de Contas da União. Relatório Anual de Atividades 2012. TCU. 160 p. https://portal.tcu.gov.br/lumis/portal/file/fileDownload.jsp?fileId=8A8182A14D97A493014D97AE2E7C5183

Cicero, M. T. (45 BC). de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum. Section 1.10.32. Akademia.

Gelkopf, M., Ryan, P., Cotton, S., & Berger, R. (2008). The impact of “training the trainers” for helping tsunami-survivor children on Sri Lankan disaster volunteer workers. International Journal of Stress Management, 15(2), 117–135. https://doi.org/10.1037/1072-5245.15.2.117

Merriam, S. & Caffarella, R. (1991). Learning in adulthood: a comprehensive guide. Jossey-Bass.

Tiro, M. T., Atticus, T. P., & Cicero, M. T. (43 BC). Epistulae ad Atticum. Akademia.

Urani, A. et al. (1994). Constitution of a social accounting matrix for Brazil. IPEA.

The CRediT Taxonomy of Roles

#	Role	Definition
1	Conceptualization	Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.
2	Data curation	Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data and maintain research data (including software code, where it is necessary for interpreting the data itself) for initial use and later re-use.
3	Formal analysis	Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyse or synthesize study data.
4	Funding acquisition	Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication.
5	Investigation	Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection.
6	Methodology	Development or design of methodology; creation of models.
7	Project administration	Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.
8	Resources	Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools.
9	Software	Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components.
10	Supervision	Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team.
11	Validation	Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs.
12	Visualization	Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation.
13	Writing – original draft	Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation).
14	Writing – review & editing	Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision – including pre- or post-publication stages.

Source: https://www.casrai.org/credit.html