A comparative study between Saudi Arabian and Glasgow science textbooks for 10-year-old students on the coverage of basic science process skills
Other Title(s)
مدى تضمين مهارات عمليات العلم الأساسية في كتب العلوم التي تدرس للطلاب بعمر ١٠ سنوات في المملكة العربية السعودية و مدينة جلاسكو : دراسة مقارنة
Author
al-Jar Allah, Hanan Bint Fawzi
Source
International Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 3 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.534-546, 13 p.
Publisher
Refaad Center for Studies and Research
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
-The study aimed at determining how well basic science process skills are promoted in Saudi Arabian science textbook activities compare to those covered by the Glasgow Science Program booklet activities.
The textbooks selected for examination in this study were the science textbooks that have been taught to 10-year-old students and used by schools in Saudi Arabia, as well as the science booklets used by schools in Glasgow.
A total of 31 scientific activities covered in the Saudi Arabian textbooks and 18 scientific activities covered in the Glasgow Science Program booklets were analysed according to a modification of Tamir and Lunetta’s (1978) task analysis instrument (LAI).
Results showed that there were considerable differences in the coverage of science basic process skills between both books.
The major conclusions of the study were that (a) the basic skills, covered within Saudi Arabian textbooks in comparison with Glasgow science booklets, are restricted to observation, communication and inference process skills, whereas few opportunities were provided to practice measurement, classification and prediction process skills; (b) the absence of an extension level for the activities is the main cause of this inequality; (c) increasing the number of science activities in Saudi Arabian science texts does not improve students’ acquisition of basic science process skills while an extension level for these activities is not provided; and (d) there are relationships between some integrated skills, in that pupils’ performance in them are poor, and the low frequency of certain basic skills in both books (i.e.
prediction and classification).
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Jar Allah, Hanan Bint Fawzi. 2020. A comparative study between Saudi Arabian and Glasgow science textbooks for 10-year-old students on the coverage of basic science process skills. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies،Vol. 7, no. 3, pp.534-546.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1272973
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jar Allah, Hanan Bint Fawzi. A comparative study between Saudi Arabian and Glasgow science textbooks for 10-year-old students on the coverage of basic science process skills. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies Vol. 7, no. 3 (Jun. 2020), pp.534-546.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1272973
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Jar Allah, Hanan Bint Fawzi. A comparative study between Saudi Arabian and Glasgow science textbooks for 10-year-old students on the coverage of basic science process skills. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2020. Vol. 7, no. 3, pp.534-546.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1272973
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-1272973