Content Analysis of Experimental Sciences Book of Fifth-Grade ElementaryBased on William Rumi Method

The importance of textbooks in focused educational systems such as the one in Iran, whosealmost all educational factors are determined and implemented based on their content, is morethan other types of educational systems and due to this excessive importance spending time byexperts in evaluating and analyzing textbooks can be a solution to many of the currenteducational problems. This study aimed at analyzing the content of experimental sciencesbook of fifth-grade elementary using William Rumi method in the academic year of ۲۰۱۶-۲۰۱۷. Based on this analysis, students' involvement in the three components of "text","questions", and book illustrations has been examined based on three hypotheses. The entirecontent of the experimental Sciences Book were selected as the statistical sample of theresearch, analyzed based on the active and passive categories, and the coefficient of theirinvolvement was determined through William Rumi method. Accordingly, the involvementcoefficient of the text was achieved ۱.۲۱۷, the questions presented were achieved ۱.۷۷۷, andthe images were achieved ۰.۵۸۶ that it became clear that unlike the questions provided in thebook the texts and images are active.

Keywords:

content analysis , experimental sciences , fifth grade , active and passive , William Rumi