تحليل محتوى كتاب الكيمياء للصف الثالث المتوسط على وفق مهارات التفكير البصري

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The aim of this research is to identify the availability of visual thinking skills in the chemistry textbook scheduled for the third intermediate grade for the academic year (2020-2021) in the Republic of Iraq.

The study sample consisted of (85) images contained in the chemistry course for the third intermediate grade, which are (85) forms using the curriculum.

An analytical descriptive list of visual thinking skills was prepared.

The unit of form was adopted as a unit of analysis and frequency as a unit of counting.

The frequencies and percentages were used for statistical treatment.

The tools proved validity and reliability.

The researcher employed the Holste equation to achieve the study aims.

The finding of the study showed that the skill of analyzing the visual shape obtained the highest percentage, which is (36%) followed by the skill of recognizing the visual shape (31%).

Then, the skill of linking relationships in the visual form came out with (12%) followed by the skill of perception and interpretation of ambiguity with (12%).

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The skill of extracting meanings and the skill of distinguishing the visual shape came in percentages (6%) and (5%) respectively.

The results also showed the discrepancy and imbalance of these skills in the book of chemistry for the third intermediate grade.

Finally, the researcher presented a number of recommendations and suggestions.