Investigation of the values found in primary education science and technology textbooks in Turkey

Elif Benzer

Abstract

In this study, the value types of 6, 7 and 8 class text books which take place in the primary education science and technology education program, have been targeted for investigation for the present rate of these values in different textbooks, and, whether they changed in accordance with class variables (class, subject content, and divisions of the unit). For this purpose, science and technology activities in textbooks, texts, and different values for each grade level were analyzed "Values Form in the Textbooks (DKDF)" and the data obtained were analyzed using the SPSS program 17.00 quantitatively. At the end of the study, it has been found that mostly the theoretical values had been used in the science and technology textbooks and the value types had shown variations according to the class, subject content and the unit sections.