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- Title
To Investigate the Quality of Science Text Book (Biology) At Secondary Level: A Content Analysis.
- Authors
Ayub, Alia; Siddiqui, Jawaid Ahmed; Lodhi, Memoona Saeed
- Abstract
This research study was conducted to investigate the quality of science text books at secondary level. This study specifically emphasize to measure the quality of Biology text book at 9th & 10th grade in Quetta city in Baluchistan. Main objectives of this research study were to analyze the alignment between National curriculum for biology and biology text books. Baluchistan board and difficulties regarding content clarity, comprehensiveness & organization of subject matter, scientific reasoning skills and illustrations. Research questions were, what is the degree of alignment between Science text books and national objectives? What is the connection among course content, its language and illustrations to support content? How Biology text books assist to develop science process skills among science students? Mixed method approach was used for in-depth investigation of course content. Review of national document of science curriculum, survey questionnaire and focus group discussion conducted for this purpose. The results of this research study highlighted issues as this text book is very lengthy and written in long text style and show little connection among illustrations and subject matter. That's why students felt difficulty to identify and understand the main concepts. Moreover these text books show medium level alignment with national curriculum.
- Subjects
QUETTA (Pakistan); SCIENCE textbooks; SECONDARY education; BIOLOGY textbooks; NATIONAL curriculum
- Publication
New Horizons (1992-4399), 2017, Vol 11, Issue 1, p59
- ISSN
1992-4399
- Publication type
Article