AN INVESTIGATION ON SCIENTIFIC CONTENT OF HIGH SCHOOLS BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS

Dr.Esra Ozay
Dr.Ismet Heseneklioglu
Ataturk University

Abstract

Textbooks have a specific importance since they are used as main instruction material. It is important to know that whether commonly used textbooks in our country are adequate of scientific content or not.
This study was performed to examine whether Chapters of “Reproduction” and “Mature and Growth” in the Biology-3 textbooks that approved by Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education- Chairmanship of Training Committee and used for secondary school in 2003-2004 academic year in Turkey, sufficient in terms of scientific content or not. For this aim, this chapters was read carefully and data were collected according to criteria of evaluation scale that constituted with literature search and opinions of experts. As a result, it was determined that two biology-3 textbooks are insufficient in respect of scientific content. It was recommended that biology-3 textbooks must be improved by correcting scientific content.

Keywords

High School Biology textbooks, Scientific content, Biology