تقويم محتوى كتب العلوم بالمرحلة المتوسطة في ضوء الكفايات العلمية المتضمنة لمجال المعرفة العلمية للبرنامج الدولي لتقييم الطلبة (pisa)
The study aimed at revealing the extent to which the scientific competencies in the field of scientific knowledge of the Program for International Student Assessments (PISA) were included in the content of science textbooks in the intermediate stage. To achieve that, the researcher used a descriptive approach of content analysis. The study sample consisted of (12) science textbooks and teacher's guide for intermediate level students in Saudi Arabia for the academic year 1439-1440 AH. The researcher designed a card to analyze the content of science textbooks in the intermediate stage. The study identified a list of scientific competencies and their indicators that should be included in the content of science textbooks in the intermediate stage. It consisted of (3) scientific competencies, associated with (33) indicators. There are (26) indicators of scientific competencies available in the content of science textbooks in the intermediate stage. The science textbook for the first intermediate grade contained (40.9%) of scientific competencies, whereas the science textbook for the second intermediate grade contained (45.6%) of scientific competencies. Meanwhile, the science textbook for the third intermediate grade contained (13.5%) of scientific competencies. The adequacy of identifying the scientific cases was the most used one in the content of science textbooks in the intermediate stage with (40.5%), followed by the adequacy of explaining the phenomena scientifically with (38.6%), finally, the adequacy of providing scientific evidence with (20.9%). The results of the study also showed that there were some differences in the availability of the scientific competencies, which are included in the field of scientific knowledge of the Programme for International Student Assessments (PISA) in the content of science textbooks in the intermediate stage, based on the classroom variable. (Published abstract)