تقييم محتوى الكتب المطورة للصف الأول الابتدائي في ضوء الكفايات و المؤهلات الشخصية للقرن الحادي و العشرين

Abstract EN

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the content of the developed books of first primary grade in the light of 21st century competency and character qualities.

The study followed the descriptive method represented in the technique of content analysis to estimate the degree of including the activities that aim at developing 21st century competency and character qualities of the students in Arabic, Islamic Religion and Multidisciplinary books of first primary grade in Egypt.

The 21 st century competency and character qualities are represented in ten main skills.

They are critical thinking/problem-solving, creativity, communication, collaboration, curiosity, persistence, grit, adaptability, leadership, social and cultural awareness.

A tool was desiged to analyse the content of the target books.

The results showed a variation in the percentage of including these skills in the books, that Multidisciplinary book included the most percentage, and Arabic book included the least one.

First grade teachers were asked to evaluate the degree of including 21 st century competency and character qualities in the same books.

Theirs estimations were statistically more than the average .Also there was a correlation between teachers` estimations and the level of theirs training and theirs years of experience.