Examining of biology subjects in the science textbook for grade 7 regarding scientific content

Abstract

For students, textbooks are a source of knowledge and an important learning material. For this reason, textbooks must contain appropriate content. In this research, our aim was to examine of biology subjects on secondary school 7 th grade science textbook in terms of scientific content. The data were analyzed using document analysis. Based on criteria such as the book's scientific content, knowledge deficiency, erroneous information and misrepresentations, three experts in the field of biology were assigned the responsibility of reviewing the textbook. The findings of the research, categorized based on the chapters and units of the textbook included a discovery of scientific flaws, insufficient explanations on topics such as ''Systems of the Body'', ''Force and Energy'', ''Human's relationship with the environment'' and various other errors regarding the assessment questions. Recommendations therefore included a review of the said textbook in order to correct all such errors.

11.SINIF Bi̇yoloji̇ Ders Ki̇tabindaki̇ Konularin Bi̇li̇msel İçeri̇k Bakimindan İncelenmesi̇

“…When the findings were examined, it was determined that there were errors in terms of scientific knowledge, alternative concept, multiple answers, scientific fiction and measurement technique. When the literature is examined, it has been observed that there are similar findings about unit evaluation questions in the textbooks (Gündüz et al, 2016;Yılmaz et al, 2017a;Yılmaz et al, 2017b;Yılmaz et al, 2018).…”

“…Research has shown that the elimination of misconceptions in students is more difficult than learning new concepts (Atıcı, Samancı and Özel, 2007). It is known that the errors in the textbooks have negative effects on students' concept learning (Eyidoğan and Güneysu, 2002;Gündüz, Yılmaz and Çimen, 2016;Kurt, 2013;Ünsal and Güneş, 2002;Yeşilyurt and Gül, 2012;Yılmaz et al, 2017a). For this reason, it is very important to identify the situations that may cause misconceptions in students and to make studies to eliminate this situation.…”

Examining the Concept Complexity of Pre-Service Teachers in Terms of Species Diversity and Species Richness

“…Yılmaz et al (2018: 615) found that there was a lack of conceptuality about species richness and species diversity in the 10th grade textbooks. Concept confusion in the textbooks causes misconceptions in students and pre-service teachers (Yılmaz et al, 2017a).…”

Öğretmen Adaylarinin Döl Almasina Yönelik Kavram Yanılgılarının Belirlenmesi ve Giderilmesi

“…The misconceptions of the students were found to result from observations and media (Murat et al, 2011). Research on textbooks has shown that they contain scientifically incorrect and inaccurate information, thereby causing students to develop misconceptions (Yılmaz et al, 2017;Yılmaz et al, 2018). Kabapınar (2007) reported that students from primary education to university education had misconceptions and further discussed that pre-university education and textbooks are important factors behind this result.…”