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An analysis of activities in Saudi Arabian middle school science textbooks and workbooks for the inclusion of essential features of inquiry

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النوع مقال
ردمد 0157244X
مصدر المعلومات ERIC
المؤلف Aldahmash, Abdulwali H.
المؤلف الاضافي Mansour, Nasser.
Alshamrani, Saeed M.
Almohi, Saeed.
الصفحات pp. 879-900
ملاحظة عامة Peer reviewed
المصدر Research in Science Education. Vol. 46, no. 6, Dec 2016
الناشر New York: Springer، 2016
عنوان الناشر 233 Spring Street. New York, NY 10013. United States. Springer. T: 008007774643 T: 002124601500. F: 002123484505. service-ny@springer.com. http://www.springerlink.com.
ERIC رقم الوثيقة في EJ1116184
الواصفات Science education  -  Middle school students  -  Textbooks  -  Physical sciences  -  Earth sciences  -  Saudi Arabia
لغة الوثيقة الانكليزية
البلد الولايات المتحدة
This study examines Saudi Arabian middle school science textbooks' coverage of the essential features of scientific inquiry. All activities in the middle school science textbooks and workbooks were analyzed by using the scientific inquiry "essential features" rubric. The results indicated that the essential features are included in about 59% of the analyzed science activities. However, feature 2, "making learner give priority to evidence in responding to questions" and feature 3, "allowing learner to formulate explanations from evidence" appeared more frequently than the other three features (feature 1: engaging learner in scientifically oriented questions, feature 4: helping learner connect explanations to scientific knowledge, and feature 5: helping learner communicate and justify explanations to others), whether in the activities as a whole, or in the activities included in each of the four science domains (physical science, Earth science, life science and chemistry). These features are represented in almost all activities. This means that almost all activities in the middle school science textbooks and the workbooks include features 2 and 3. Meanwhile, the mean level of inclusion of the five essential features of scientific inquiry found in the middle school science textbooks and workbooks as a whole is 2.55. However, results found for features 1, 4, 5 and for in-level inclusion of the inquiry features in each of the science domains indicate that the inclusion of the essential inquiry features is teacher-centred. As a result, neither science textbooks nor workbooks provide students with the opportunity or encouragement to develop their inquiry skills. Consequently, the results suggest important directions for educational administrators and policy-makers in the preparation and use of science educational content. (As Provided)

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Aldahmash, Abdulwali H.. (2016). An analysis of activities in Saudi Arabian middle school science textbooks and workbooks for the inclusion of essential features of inquiry . Research in Science Education. Vol. 46, no. 6, Dec 2016. pp. 879-900 تم استرجاعه من search.shamaa.org .