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THE DEGREE OF STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK FOR SIX INTERMEDIATE BASIC SCHOOL IN KURDISTAN REGION 'STUDY AND ANALYSIS'

Year 2016, Volume: 5 , 328 - 338, 01.09.2016

Abstract

The current
study aimed to investigate the degree of
students' involvement in the social studies textbook for Six
Intermediate Basic School in the Kurdistan Region by it is three units:
Geography, History, Citizenship, through the presentation of: educational
content, Figures & diagrams, and educational activities. The study also
aimed to investigate the difference in the degree of
students' involvement in the textbook
according to educational units. To achieve this aim the researcher utilized
Romy's method to calculate the variables
of
students' involvement coefficients, and
Chi-square test to investigate the differences in involvement degree of the
textbook according to educational units. The results showed revealed reduction
of
students' involvement in educational content
in geography, history, Citizenship units, and did not located within the
acceptable range adopted by
Romy's, it is values were (0.06, 0.10, 0.13) consecutively,
the results also showed revealed reduction involvement in figures &
diagrams in geography unit it is value reached (0.12), and non- involvement for
history and citizenship, and the
students' involvement through educational activities the book
showed an excellent student except in geography unit with coefficient (0.31).
The results also
revealed that there were no statistical significant differences in
the level (0.05) in each
educational content and activities, with statistically significant differences
at the significance level (0.05)
in the figures & diagrams. 
The
researcher recommended
the need for
much attention to the students involvement in social studies textbook in
educational content, figures & diagrams, and activities in geography unit,
moreover, doing further typical analytical studies to be conducted on social
studies textbooks in other classrooms in general, in the light of the degree of
the student involvement in it.

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Year 2016, Volume: 5 , 328 - 338, 01.09.2016

Abstract

References

  • Ala awadhi, Ibrahim. (2010). Analysis and Evaluating Studies for History textbook for Tenth Class in Arabic United emirates Country According to Contemporary Standards. Abu Dhabi Education Council- Research Office. (In Arabic). https://www.adec.ac.ae/en/ResearchDevelopment/ResearchersPublications.pdfRetrieved September 24, 2015 from Abo Diya, Adnan Ahmad. (2011). Contemporary Styles in Teaching Social Studies. Amman: Daar Osama for publishing and distributions (In Arabic). Abd El-Magieed, M. A. M. (2011). Readability level and involvement degree of agricultural extension textbook among the Bachelor students of some educational programs in faculty of agriculture. Journal of Agricultural Economic and Social Science. 2(5). 541-560. Aledwan, Zaid Sulaiman, Alhawamda, Mohammad Fouad. (2012). Teaching Design Theory and Practice. 2nd Ed, Amman: Daar Almasera for publishing and distributions (In Arabic). AlKhawaldeh, Mohammed Mahmoud. (2007). Foundations of Educational Curriculums and Textbook Design. 2nd Ed, Amman: Daar Almasera for publishing and distributions (In Arabic). Atiya, Rami Naim Mustafa. (2008). The Degree of Students Participation In The Basic Stage Islamic Student Books In Jordan And The Improvement Of Educational Unit In Light Of Participation Criteria, un published MSC Dissertation, Higher educational studies College, university of Arabian Amman for higher studies. (In Arabic). Al naji, Hasan bin Ali. (2003). The Degree of Readability and Involvement in Arabic Language textbook for 6th garde in Arabic United emirates. Retrieved December 27m 2015 from https://www.lahaonline.com/articles/view/1138.htm. Azar, F.E. (1982). Analysis of Science Textbook Used In Iranian Upper Secondary School. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Illinois at Urbana. Dissertation Abstract International. 42(09), 3945-A. Fletcher, Adam. (2003). MEANINGFUL STUDENT INVOLVEMENT, IDEA GUIDE. Version Two. Retrieved December 27, 2015 from http://soundout.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/03/MSIResearch.pdf Khadir, Faxri Rasheed. (2006).Methods of Teaching Socials Studies. Amman: Daar Almasera for publishing and distributions (In Arabic). Miriziaq, Hisham Yaaqoub, Faqih, Fatima Husain. (2008). Styles of Teaching Social Studies. Amman: Daar Alraya for publishing (In Arabic). Ministry of Education Ontario. (2004). The Ontario Curriculum Social Studies Grade (1 to 6), History and Geography Grade (7 to 8), Ontario: Queen's printer. Nawafleh, Waleed. (2012). Involvement Level for General Science Textbooks for Intermediate Basic School Students in Jordan, Journal of Al Najah university for research(Humanity sciences), 26(10). 2369-2398. (In Arabic). Qattawi, Mohammad Ibrahim. (2007). Methods of Teaching Socials Studies. Amman: daar Alfikir for publishing (In Arabic). Saada, jawdat. Ahmad, Ibrahim, Abdullah Mohammad. (2008). Contemporary School Curriculum. 5th Ed, Amman: daar Alfikir for publishing (In Arabic). Salamma, Aadil Abolaiz. (2008). Planning Contemporary Curriculums. Amman: daar Thaqafa for publishing and distributions (In Arabic). Salim, Mohammad Sabir. et al (2006). Constructing Curriculums and it's planning. Amman: daar Alfikir for publishing (In Arabic). Tamar, Yusif.(2007). Curriculum Analysis for Researchers and Universities Students. Algeria: Tagsigeko for studies and publishing (In Arabic).
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Publication Date September 1, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2016 Volume: 5

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APA Haji, S. J. (2016). THE DEGREE OF STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK FOR SIX INTERMEDIATE BASIC SCHOOL IN KURDISTAN REGION ’STUDY AND ANALYSIS’. The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences, 5, 328-338.