Author name:
موفق عبد الزهرة عبد الرضا
Supervisor name:
احمد عبيد حسن
Abstract:
هدف البحث الحالي الى : - تحليل محتوى كتب الكيمياء للمرحلة المتوسطة على وفق قضايا العلم والتكنولوجيا والمجتمع والبيئة ( S.T.S.E ). ولتحقيق هدف البحث صيغ السؤالان الاتيان : - 1 - ما قضايا العلم والتكنولوجيا والمجتمع والبيئة ( S.T.S.E ) المتضمنة في محتوى كتب ا | The aim of the present research is to : Analysis of chemistry books for the intermediate stage and according to science and technology, society and environment issues ( S.T.S.E ). To achieve the aim of the research the following two questions formats : - 1 - What are the Science and technology, society and enviermental issues (S.T.S.E) which included in the content of the chemistry books for the preparatory stage?2 - What are the Science and technology, society and enviermental issues (S.T.S.E) which supposed to be included in the content of the chemistry books for the preparatory stage?And to answer the research questions : Related to the first question : - The researcher has depended on previous studies in the field of (S.T.S.E), movement and projects that has contributed to reform of the science curriculum in order to prepare a list of science and technology, society and enviermental issues (S.T.S.E) , the first draft of the issues list consisting of (9) main issues and (69)sub - issues emerged. The researcher distributed the first draft of the list among experts in teaching chemistry, curricula and teaching methods, teachers and supervisors who were expert in the area of teaching chemistry methodsthen the researcher gave them enough time to check each item and removing or adding what is suitable for the tool to become in its final draft which included (9) main issues they are (Air quality and the atmosphere, sustainable development, water security, health and preventive security, mineral resources investment, pollution of various kinds, energy, food industry, production of weapons technology) and from which (70) sub - issues emerge. Then, the researcher analyzed the content of the chemistry books for the preparatory stage in the academic year (2015 - 2016) depending on the prepared list of the (S.T.S.E), the researcher depended the unit analysis, both (implicit and explicit) and repetition unit of the Census, the stability of the analysis was counted with the agreement of an outlaws analysts and the researcher himself.The researcher used Holisti equation for calculating reliability coefficients values, the results showed by using frequencies and percentages : - 1 - The chemistry books for the preparatory stage achieved ( 35) sub - issues with percentage of (50 % ), and this percentage is not good if we compare it with the criterion percentage that was adopted by the researcher depending on the experts opinions which was ,(70%).2 - Principles of Chemistry book for the first level preparatory class is the most book that gave an attention to the (S.T.S.E) issues with percentage of (65%), and (156) recurrence, but the second preparatory class was the least book that gave an attention to the (S.T.S.E) issues with percentage of (14,17%), and (34) recurrence.3 - health and preventive security issues settled at the first place with percentage of (27,08%), and (65) recurrence in the chemistry books for the preparatory stage, While the production of weapons technology issues settled on the last place and did not get any recurrence. 4 - The - sub - issue (the role of the chemical elements in nature) had the biggest number of recurrence which was (31), and settled at the first place, while many sub - issues did not get any repetitions.Respecting the second question : - The researcher found that most of the sub - issues were not included in the content of the chemistry books for the preparatory stage , which was included by the researcher within the issues list (S.T.S.E), The researcher finds that it is possible that the chemistry books for the preparatory stage should include the (S.T.S.E) issues in its content , Being a contemporary and important manner commensurate with the size of these issues, taking into account integration and relay and balance specially the main issues (mineral resources investment, food industry, production of weapons technology ) , which the current study had talked about it the knowledge of the researcher. Even though, the first issues took the third place, and the second issues was in the fourth place, but the third issue did not get any recurrence, which means the absence of balance and integration, related to the content of the chemistry books for the preparatory stage.In the light of the findings, the researcher came out with several recommendations, they are : - 1 - Including chemistry books for the preparatory stage with main and sub - main issues of the (S.T.S.E) issues that have not been included. 2 - Drawing the attention of specialists to reform science curriculum especially chemistry curricula, as one of the important modern attitudes in the scientific education.3 - Involving people who are interested in environmental education and specialists in the field of environment within special committees for plan science curriculum and specially chemistry curriculum. Complementing the current search the researcher suggested to conducting other studies to analyze chemistry books for the other stages, and other subjects such as physics in the light of the same issues.
