Junior High School Textbooks Research Articles

Depiction Of Moral Values In Indonesian English Junior High School Textbooks

Most language textbooks are analyzed by emphasizing cultural/multicultural content, gender stereotypes/representation, neoliberalism, and pedagogical representation. The role of language textbooks on moral and cultural values at various levels has been examined. However, moral values at the junior high school level are scarce. This study examined the moral values in junior high school English textbooks entitled “English for Nusantara” for grades 7 and 8 published by the Indonesian Education Standard, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency of the Ministry of Education Culture, Research and Higher Education within the independent curriculum. This research used a qualitative content analysis research design. This study adopted the Moral Foundations Theory Framework (MTF) Graham presented a set of moral principles such as care/harm, fairness/cheating, loyalty/betrayal, authority/subversion, and sanctity/degradation. The result showed that both the textbooks for grades 7 and 8 were similar representing more dominant moral values than bad values, with percentages of 95% and 59%, respectively. The other finding suggested that the textbooks did not integrate authority, loyalty, and fairness. The study implies incorporating stories that highlight moral values should be required to internalize ethical values and encourage students to do good things.

Civics Textbook Supplement Design Based on Pancasila Student Profiles to Increase Student Activity

The condition of diverse learning needs and the rapid development of education requires textbooks prepared by the government to meet learning standards that are expected to fulfill the success of learning activities in schools. The results of the needs analysis of the Civics Junior High School Textbook in Bandar Lampung City show that there is a need for a complementary textbook that is expected to support typical Civics learning activities. This research method is a development research used to produce certain products, and test the effectiveness of these products. The development model and procedures used in this study are divided into 4 stages, 1) Needs Analysis Stage, 2) Product Design Stage, 3) Validation and Evaluation Stage, and Final Product Stage. The results of this study show that the use of textbook supplements has a significant impact on students' understanding and learning outcomes. Effectiveness testing shows that the average formative test results for students who use digital map learning are greater than the average formative test results for students who use conventional learning. Efficiency testing can be concluded that Civics learning, especially the material displaying a positive attitude towards the flow of drafting the foundation of the Indonesian state and norms in everyday life using textbook supplement learning has the efficiency of saving more time than learning that does not use textbook supplements. It can be concluded that students' attitudes towards the attractiveness of digital map learning that has been applied in experimental classes have a positive impact on learning outcomes.

Food and Nutrition Literacy through Formal Education in Iran: A Content Analysis of School Textbooks

Background: Formal education in any society should foster all aspects of students' growth. However, studying the curriculum of the country academic period indicates null food and nutrition. Nutrition, as an essential factor in the health of students, can play an effective role in their academic progress. This study aimed to analyze the content of school textbooks concerning food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) concept and its components in Iran. Methods: This study is a content analysis of school textbooks during 2020-2021 academic year. All school textbooks published in 2020 for elementary (grades 1st to 6th), junior high school (grades 7th to 9th), as well as high schools (grades 10th to 12th) were included. Content analysis of the textbooks was conducted based on Krippendorf framework using FNLIT component checklist. The reliability assessment using Holsti method was 85.29% for elementary school textbooks and 84.78% for junior high school and high school textbooks. Results: The cognitive domain of FNLIT had the highest frequency (92%) within the text, images, and practice questions of the elementary school textbooks, followed by very few references regarding the skill domain (7%). The value-attitude domain was largely unnoticed (1%). In junior high school textbooks, the total number of FNLIT components was 439, of which the cognitive domain of 308 (70.16%) had the highest frequency, followed by the skill domain with 96 units (21.86%), while only 35 units were identified regarding the value-attitude domain (7.97%). In high school textbooks, 342 units of analysis were identified, 82.16% of which were related to cognition, 14.03% value-attitude domain, and only 3.80% were related to the skill domain. Conclusion: Meager attention is given to FNLIT and its components in school textbooks in Iran, especially concerning skill and value-attitude domains.

Stereotypical Representation of Women in Junior High School Textbook: A Study of the Textbook English Published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press

Supervised by SDG goals (Gender Equality and Quality Education) and renewed national standards, China is performing an ongoing reformation of education curriculum, aiming to eradicate gender discrimination of all kindsincluding the omission and stereotyped representation of females in textbooks. To undo the historical preconceptions towards females and build impartial cognition in students, this paper demonstrates a critical approach to exam and refine the acclaimed textbook English (SFP Oxford Edition). The research adopted data collected by Sheng to testify the low participation of female figures in this textbook, and by deep down analyzing the contents of all six textbooks, the prescribed occupation for women, the inadequate representation of motherhood and heroine, and the omission of minority groups have been revealed. This research deconstructed the widely-used textbook in China, raised and categorized problems on equal and precise gender representation, which will guide and facilitate the development and iteration towards ideal textbook.

Comparative Analysis of Reading Text Readability in Chinese Junior High School English Teaching Textbook Based on Corpus

Readability is one of the important factors for students to consider when choosing a text to read. Based on a self-built corpus of Junior High School textbooks in China, this paper mainly investigates the differences in readability between reading texts in junior high school English textbooks. From vocabulary, sentence, and comprehensive indicators, this study makes quantitative statistics on the factors that affect the readability of English textbook texts to understand the readability of different textbook texts and to explore whether there are differences in the readability of eight textbooks. Finally, the results show significant differences in the readability of the eight editions of English readers. The average word length and new words rate are the highest in Popular Science Press, which reach 4.43 words and 8.40%, respectively. Among the average sentence length and the frequency of compound sentences, the Shandong Education Press has the highest, going 11.36 words and 11.03%, and confirmed that the Shandong Education Press has the highest difficulty. The textbook arranger can take the difficulty of the reading text into account once they have determined the readability of the text. They can then arrange or select a textbook appropriate for students, enabling them to comprehend and master the text more effectively.

Analysis of Model Conversations in Junior High School Textbooks

One of the main goals of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)’s new Courses of Study is that students should acquire communication skills that can be utilised in real life communication using their knowledge of foreign languages (MEXT, 2017). This study examined the extent to which the latest English language textbooks in Japan are aligned with that goal. In particular, the structures of the model conversations presented in the new textbooks were compared with those of the old textbooks to ascertain how the new textbooks develop learners’ ability to conduct longer and meaningful conversations. The results reflected differences between the textbooks. Some textbooks had more dialogue turns, while others had more follow-up comments and questions in the dialogue. It is anticipated that students will be provided with many opportunities to practise the model conversations in class. 文部科学省が改訂した中学校学習指導要領の主な目標の一つは、外国語の知識を活用し、実際のコミュニケーションにおいて外国語を活用できるようになることである（文部科学省, 2017）。そこで本研究は、最新の検定英語教科書の、この目標に対する対応を調査した。特に、新しい教科書で提示されているモデル会話の構成を旧教科書と比較し、新しい教科書が学習者の「話すこと」における「コミュニケーションを図る資質・能力」の育成を、どのように助けているのか分析を試みた。その結果、教科書によって違いがあることがわかった。対話のターンが多い教科書もあれば、フォローアップ・コメントやクエスチョンが多く見られる教科書もあった。今後、授業中にモデル会話を練習する機会を多く設けることで、コミュニケーション能力の向上を図ることが期待される。

Conversational Implicature Found in Junior Highschool Textbook “Think Globally Act Locally”

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh adanya Conversational Implicature di dalam Conversational Implicature In Junior High School Textbook “Think Globally Act Locally”. Tujuan Penelitian Ini adalah untuk menganalisa tipe-tipe dan makna tersirat conversational implicature di dalam Textbook “Think Globally Act Locally”. Peneliti memilih Metode dari Sudaryanto sebagai acuan utama untuk meneliti topik ini, yaitu Implikatur percakapan (Conversational Implicature) berdasarkan tipe-tipe dan makna tersirat nya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan dan menganalisa implikatur percakapan (Conversational implicature) di dalam Textbook “Think Globally Act Locally”. Desain penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. Metode yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah metode “identitas pragmatis” atau pencocokkan data beserda tekhnik-tekhniknya. Maka, berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan, peneliti menemukan 9 (sembilan) data. Data-data tersebut terdiri dari 7 (tujuh) generalized conversational implicature dan 2 (dua) particularized conversational implicature.

The characteristics of diagrams in scientific explanations: Multimodal integration of written and visual modes of representation in junior high school textbooks

AbstractThere is a growing research examining the use of visual diagrams in scientific explanations. However, current research in this area is mostly based on case studies involving a few explanations from one or two topics in science. There are few systematic studies that examine more broadly how diagrams are used in relation to scientific explanations across a range of scientific texts. The aim of this study is to investigate the characteristics of diagrams in scientific explanations found in Grade 7–10 science textbooks covering many topics in biology, chemistry, earth and space sciences, and physics. The study is informed by the theories of systemic functional linguistics and social semiotics and applies a mixed methods approach to textbook analysis. A content analysis was first carried out to systematically identify the image functions (e.g., narrative, analytical, classificational) in all the diagrams (N = 749) and compare their distributions across different genres (e.g., explanation, information, experiment). This is followed by a multimodal discourse analysis to understand how the various image functions are combined with the linguistic features of the written text in the construction of scientific explanations. Quantitative results reveal explanation diagrams are characteristically different from diagrams used in other genres in terms of a higher usage of narrative function, temporal function, and annotated caption. Qualitative results further show how these image functions are typically used to support the reasoning of the explanation focusing on dynamic processes and time‐bounded sequences. This study has implications to our understanding of how diagrams are used to support the construction of scientific explanations.

Investigating STEM Career Content in Indonesian Science Junior High School Textbooks

This study aims to analyze the STEM career content in science junior high school textbooks commonly used for the seventh grade students in Indonesian schools. This research was qualitative descriptive research with content analysis. The analysis was carried out on five books that are widely used in the school. Reports and activities were analyzed using content analysis through an assessment rubric based on Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) which are awareness, relevance, engagement and self-efficacy. The analysis showed that the STEM career content in science junior high school textbooks were still lacking. The books were not sufficient in presenting content about careers in the STEM field. These results indicated that none of the five textbooks had fulfilled the four aspects of STEM career. The aspect most commonly found in the textbooks was self-efficacy, and the most observed STEM career content was found in the earliest chapter, which is Nature of Science. These findings highlight the importance of career oriented in science lesson that illustrated in the textbook to enhance students’ perception and enthusiasm in pursuing STEM career in the future.

The Content of Meteorology in Greek Geosciences’ Textbooks

In the Greek primary and secondary education, weather phenomena and climate change are mainly approached through the courses of Physics, Geology, Geography and Chemistry. The main objective of teaching Science is to acquire knowledge about theories, laws and principles. The expected result is that the student will be able to interpret the physical, chemical, biological and geological phenomena, as well as their interactions. Furthermore, teaching Science aims to develop the personality of the student through the promotion of independent thinking and the ability to reasonably deal with difficult situations. In this context, this research seeks to investigate the adequacy of the knowledge provided in existing school textbooks on weather events with impact on society. This study is based on the content analysis method, adopting the following four key steps: Specification of the objectives, identification of the analysis term, clustering of the data and data analysis. The main focus of the work is the chronological approach of the content of Meteorology in Geosciences and Natural Sciences, and Junior High School textbooks.

新学習指導要領に準拠した小学校・中学校の教科書における電気に関する記述内容の調査

新学習指導要領に準拠した小学校・中学校の教科書における電気に関する記述内容の調査

Content Study Of 7th-Grade Science Textbooks Using An Esd Viewpoint On Living Things And Their Surroundings

Textbooks function as one the useful teaching materials in the curriculum. The purpose of the study was to identify the content of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in science textbooks for grade 7 junior high school semester 2 particularly the subject of living things and their environment consisting of socio-cultural, environmental, and economic aspects that met the textbook evaluation criteria. Data were collected by analyzing seven junior high school textbooks used in Jambi. The research instrument is a text analysis check sheet based on ESD indicators containing socio-cultural, environmental, and economic perspectives. The study discovered that teachers learn from textbooks that promote an ESD viewpoint on each subject that takes into account socio-cultural, environmental, and economic factors. The examination of the seven teaching resources revealed that the integration of the information in the teaching resources from the ESD perspective has to be revised to address the growing environmental issues. The second semester of the 2013 curriculum saw the introduction of the ESD perspective on scientific teaching materials in the form of textbooks for the 7th grade SMP. These textbooks included elements of ESD but still kept them distinct from one another. The environmental dimension is the most prominent feature of ESD in the scientific textbooks for the second semester of the 7th- grade curriculum in 2013.

Women Representation in Indonesian ELT Textbook: A Comparative Study of Junior and Senior High School ELT textbook

This study aims to analyze female characters’ visibility by comparing two junior high school textbooks (VII and IX) and two senior high school English textbooks (X and XII). This research used social context parameters such as (1) family (2) occupations (3) school participation and achievement, and (4) hobbies and interests. The findings shows some differences between female and male characters in the texts and illustrations in JHS and SHS ELT textbooks. The result found there are some significant differences of female representation in the ELT textbooks for JHS and SHS.

A Comparative Analysis on Algebraic Questions in Chinese and Indonesian textbook

Textbook has a significant impact on students’ mathematical ability. This research aims to analyse algebraic questions in Chinese and Indonesian junior high school textbooks. This research was done at Guangxi Normal University, China from November to December 2020. The textbook analysis was done using a quantitative method on three aspects, which were presentation, context, and type of answer. Other aspects considered were proportional of algebra chapter in the textbook and how questions were presented. Chinese textbooks gave more contextual questions but there were a lot more of open-ended questions in the Indonesian textbook. From this research, we can conclude that both Indonesian and Chinese textbooks have their own advantages that can be adopted in both countries. Future research can talk about how class activity and teacher teaching method can affect students’ mathematical ability on algebra.

Penerapan Pendidikan Karakter pada Genre Deskripsi dalam Buku Teks Bahasa Indonesia Kelas VII dalam Upaya Meningkatkan Kualitas Diri

Indonesian language textbooks in junior high schools consist of various genres, one of which is genre description. It is hoped that the description genre will be able to instil character education in students. This study aims to determine the cultivation of character education in Indonesian textbooks, especially genre descriptions. This research is qualitative descriptive research. The data of this research are in the form of phrases, words, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and discourses that contain the cultivation of character education in Indonesian junior high school textbooks. The data were obtained from Venda Margareta's research (umbrella research) and Indonesian junior high school textbooks. In this study, the research instrument is a researcher who has been equipped with a set of theories and data cards that contain a study of operational verbs in a textbook. The instrument was validated with content validation by experts carried out by language teaching experts. Data collection techniques in this study using documentation techniques and literature study. The validity of the data was carried out by peer checking techniques through discussion or Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Analysis of the data in this study through the process of reduction, data presentation, and leverage. The results of the seventh-grade research show that the application of character education is found in text descriptions and is able to increase the character values ​​of students. The planting of character education found, namely the values ​​of honesty, discipline, responsibility, caring, polite, and confidence.

Junior High School Textbooks: An In-Depth Analysis

Textbooks are one of the primary sources of input in EFL classrooms (Northbrook & Conklin, 2018). Textbooks cannot, however, suit the needs of every teacher or student who uses them (McGrath, 2002). As such, the principled evaluation of prospective textbooks becomes an important function in EFL contexts. In this small-scale study, three Japanese junior high school textbooks are evaluated to assess the extent to which they meet the requirements set by MEXT and the teachers who use them. Littlejohn’s (2011) textbook analysis framework is employed to conduct an in-depth analysis of the textbooks. The results reveal that the junior high school textbooks are surprisingly homogenous in nature, however, they are well suited to the context for which they are intended and broadly satisfy the requirements of policy makers and teachers. The ensuing discussion identifies a number of strengths and weaknesses that can broadly be applied to all three textbooks. 教科書はEFL教育現場において、インプットの最も主要なもののひとつである(Northbrook & Conklin, 2018)。 しかしながら、教科書は使用者である教師や生徒のニーズをすべて満たしているわけではない (McGrath, 2002)。それ故に、使用される教科書を一定の観点で評価することは、EFL教育においてとても重要である。本論は、日本の中学校教科書が、文部科学省の設定する目標や使用者である教師のニーズにどの程度対応しているかを評価することを目的としている。Littlejohn (2011) による教科書分析の手法を用いて、異なる三社の教科書を詳細に分析した。結果として、当該の教科書は驚くほど同質でありながらも、中学校の英語教育の状況によく適合しており、また文部科学省と教師双方の要求に幅広く対応していることが明らかになった。さらに、先に分析した三つの教科書に共通する長所と短所についても論じる。

A CDA Perspective of Cultural Contents in the English Junior High School Textbooks

In the aim to engage the volatile future, Kemendikbud considered developing the textbooks with cultural values imbued for the 2013 Curriculum. This study is a content analysis that seeks to examine the cultural elements found in the English textbooks for junior high schoolers, to discover the evidence of global cultural manifestation in the textbooks, as well as to find out the space given to local culture in the textbooks. The data were collected from the latest revision of ‘When English Rings a Bell’ textbook for both 7th & 8th grade, and ‘Think Globally Act Locally’ textbook for 9th grade. The data then analyzed qualitatively. The findings showed that: (1) social group & social identity dictate the cultural dimension, followed by belief & behavior. While another aspect, such as stereotypes & national identity, social interaction, the life-cycle & socialization, national culture heritage, national geography, national history as well as socio-political institution, are not commonly presented. This idea is in line with the curriculum objectives to facilitate the development of students with proper character, behavior and a strong sense of nationality. In terms of proportionality as shown by cultural dimensions, it is inferred that the English textbooks are on their way to perfection; (2) the existence of the target cultures is still dominant, yet the authors had tried to maintain the initial content of the source culture, as well as (3) the students require to realize the importance of learning culture from their English textbooks & develop their cultural competence and a certain degree of respect, as well as tolerance for others.

The Place of the Components of the Jihadi Education in the First-Grade Junior High School Textbooks

The Place of the Components of the Jihadi Education in the First-Grade Junior High School Textbooks

中学校の教科書に書かれた「連立 1次方程式の解法」について 「方程式の解をグラフで求める」という発問について

中学校の教科書に書かれた「連立 1次方程式の解法」について 「方程式の解をグラフで求める」という発問について

Readability Assessment of English Junior High School Textbooks by Implementing Cloze Procedure

<p>Textbooks that are too difficult to read will decrease students’ motivation in learning, while textbooks that are too easy to read will make students less interested in reading them. Therefore, the readability analysis needs to be done so that the textbooks used as learning media are suitable for the students who become the target readers of the books. This study analyzes the texts in Junior High School English textbooks entitled “English in Focus” grades VII, VIII, and IX published by the Center of Book Archieve of the Department of National Education by using cloze procedure. The tests were carried out in SMPN 1 Gunungputri and SMP Sejahtera 2 Cileungsi, involving students in grades VII, VIII, and IX. The texts tested were adapted to their grade levels. The tests were made in the form of 100 words which were then omitted at every 5th word. The readability results of “English in Focus” textbook are that not all texts in the book are suitable for students who use it. If the books are considered as suitable teaching material, these books need some changes because there are 6 texts from the total of 24 texts that are considered too difficult for students.</p><p>Keywords: textbook assessment, readability, cloze procedure</p>