Middle School Textbooks Research Articles

The Proposal of Activity-oriented Chinese Textbook to Raise Core Competency: Middle School Textbook Centered on Chinese Poetry

The Proposal of Activity-oriented Chinese Textbook to Raise Core Competency: Middle School Textbook Centered on Chinese Poetry

Examination and Prospect of Implementation Paradigm of Korean Language Curriculum Achievement Standard- Focused on the Implementation Method in Middle School Textbooks -

Examination and Prospect of Implementation Paradigm of Korean Language Curriculum Achievement Standard- Focused on the Implementation Method in Middle School Textbooks -

Contents Analysis of Addiction Prevention in Middle School Textbooks

Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyze addiction prevention related content shown in middle school text books. Methods Using a combination of the terms “addiction”, “drug”, “medicine”, “personal preference”, “smoking”, “drinking”, “sex”, “misuse” or “abuse” as key words, the researchers screened the table of contents of 23 randomly selected middle school textbooks from the 2009 curriculum. Finally 13 textbooks (physical education=10, health=3) were selected for this study, and analyzed using Krippendorff's contents analysis. Results Through in-depth discussion and investigation of the relevant textbooks, content related to addiction prevention included material addiction (77.8%) and behavioral addiction (22.2%). The construction of addiction prevention in middle school textbooks included understanding addiction, rejection of peer temptation, and empowerment of self-control. Conclusion When developing an intervention for addiction prevention that targets middle school students, education with accurate addiction information must be considered so that the students have the correct knowledge about addiction and addiction prevention. Additionally, the ability to reject peer temptation when invited to act upon related addiction behaviors should be treated seriously. The empowerment of self-control is also important, and can be promoted through strengthening self-regulation competence. Key words: ì²­ì†Œë „; 알코올 ì¤‘ë ; 약물 ì¤‘ë ; ë¬¸í—Œê³ ì°°; 교과서 Key words: Adolescents; Alcohol addiction; Drug addiction; Review literature; Textbooks

How Place and Audience Matter: Perspectives on Mathematics Plural Identities from Late 1950s French and English Middle School Textbooks.

Argument In this paper, I argue that studying school textbooks is a fruitful way to investigate mathematical conceptions in different national contexts. These sources give access to the written production of an extended mathematical milieu whose members write for various audiences. By studying the case of late 1950s French and English textbooks issued for a growing audience of 11- to 15-year-old pupils, I show that a plurality of conceptions was projected at the time onto pupils and their teachers in both national contexts. I link this diversity to contemporaneous debates regarding mathematics teaching and argue that textbooks themselves have to be considered as active agents of such debates.

Co-being, A Praxis of the Public: Lessons from Hindu Devotional (Bhakti) Narrative, Arendt, and Gandhi

Most controversies about religious representation enact conceptions of the public that construct boundaries which stridently mark insiders and outsiders, friends and foes, or practice and theory. This article begins with a controversy in California over representations of Hinduism in middle-school textbooks. A legal settlement closed the controversy but brought little sense of closure. Asking more broadly why publics fail, I put together, through deliberate anachronism, elements of a praxis of the public taking from political philosopher Hannah Arendt and bhakti poets of the Hindu tradition from the sixth century to the sixteenth century. This alternative praxis of the public creates “co-being,” a state of society achieved by reimagining how we occupy space, how we own things and ideas, and how we form pacts. Gandhi’s ashram, in concept and practice, exemplifies how an unlikely commonality is a possible one and is in fact the foundation of a meaningful and sustainable public.

Strengthen the direction and character education textbooks for the new languages

2017년부터 사용될 교과서에 반영될 창의·융합인재 양성의 비전을 구현하기 위한 교육과정 개정의 주안점은 “인문·사회·과학·기술 기초소양을 균형 있게 함양하기 위한 교육과정”을 개발하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 현행 국어 교과서가 안고 있는 창의·융합 교육의 이념과 역행되는 문제점을 검토하였다. 또한 현행 국어 교과서의 문제점을 시정하여, 통섭을 중심으로 전인 교육을 실현하기 위해서는 어떠한 요소들이 필요한지를 논구하였다. 나아가 2017년도 이후 새롭게 편찬될 검인정 국어 교과서에서는 창의 융합 인재 양성이 어떻게 반영되어야 할지 검토하였으며, 창의·융합 교육과 인문 소양 교육의 이념 실현에 필요한 국어 교육의 일환으로서 위한 말하기, 듣기, 읽기, 쓰기 등의 교육이 어떻게 개편되어야 하는가를 밝혔다. 이를 바탕으로 바람직한 국어 교과서상을 재정립하고 전인교육의 올바른 방향을 도출하고자 한다. 중학교 교과서의 분석에 있어서는 ‘비상교육’ 발행 중학 국어 교과서를 중심으로 연구하였다.The focus of the upcoming curriculum revision which will be applied in 2017 textbooks is development of a curriculum building well-balanced grounding knowledge of humanities, social studies, science and technology. In this study, problems of current korean-language textbook, contrary to ideals of education - ingenuity and grafting ability, are reviewed. Moreover, necessary of factors for correcting problems and to provide well-rounded education with convergence of the studies are discussed. Possible ways to reflect principles of revised national curriculum - cultivation of human resource with ingenuity and grafting ability to 2017 Korean-language textbook were examined. Furthermore, how the education of speaking, listening, reading, writing Korean should change to meet the focus and follow principles of the curriculum is revealed. With such findings, this study attempts to redefine the desirable guideline of Korean-language textbook and point right direction for well-rounded education. To analyze middle school textbooks, middle school Korean textbooks published by ‘Bisang Education’ was used.

Labyrinth of Post-Colonial Democracy Through Sunflower Movement of Taiwan

This study surveys the Sunflower Movement (March 18, 2014 ~ April 10, 2014), a youth movement in Taiwan, from a different post‐colonial perspective as compared to Korea.BR Since the global financial crisis and new cold war in East Asia, young people have started to become more proactive as voters of representative politics and as sovereign entities. Based on the dystopian diagnosis of ‘Josun escape’ and ‘ghost island,’ the young adults of Korea and Taiwan have desired to move beyond authoritarian developmentalism since it settled in the post‐colonial era. Although both countries have experienced similar situations in terms of politics and economics, moving from the old to new empires of Japan and the United States, the countries have slightly different contexts, such as ‘pro‐Japanese.’BR The reason is that in Taiwan, the Cross‐Strait Service Trade Agreement’s current criticism of ‘forgetting the homeland and flattering Japan’ is coming from the same context as that of the criticism of the young people opposed to the sudden ‘pro‐Chinese’ policies. This also relates to the opposition from the youth for writing guidelines for middle & high school textbooks which revised the textbooks by merging Taiwanese history and Chinese history, emphasizing Japanese colonial period. However, these young people were influenced by a strong Taiwanese identity which emerged in the 2000s, and subsequently, they did not agree with non‐democratic plans being pursued without public consent. Also, they are banding together with radical worldwide youth movements protesting against the regression of East Asian democracies that have been holding economic security hostage with economic excuses.BR In summary, Korea needs to start thoroughly rethinking about how to move forward within the current democratic framework similar to the young Taiwanese people navigating through the East Asian post‐colonial labyrinth by recalling the old historical semantic network.

Comparative Analysis of the List and Categorization of the Korean Phonological Changes in the Middle and High School Textbooks

Comparative Analysis of the List and Categorization of the Korean Phonological Changes in the Middle and High School Textbooks

Analysis of Electricity and Magnetism Presented in Middle-school Textbooks from the Perspective of the History of Science

Analysis of Electricity and Magnetism Presented in Middle-school Textbooks from the Perspective of the History of Science

Gender Stereotyping through Textbook Illustrations: A Case Study of Algerian Middle School Textbook- Spotlight on English

Research confirms that combining texts and illustrations in teaching materials, enhances learners’ achievements. However, many educators, authors and textbooks’ analysts may not share this claim. For them, the idea that the textbooks, in general and the textbook illustrations in particular have a positive/negative impact on EFL learners’ outcomes has not been thoroughly examined. Therefore, this study provides empirical evidence regarding the side-effects of the use of textbooks’ illustrations and their influence on EFL learners’ attitudes from a hidden curriculum perspective. More specifically, this study is designed to determine if gender is portrayed in Spotlight on English1, a textbook of first year Middle School, in a neutral and impartial way. The sample of the study consists then of the above mentioned textbook currently in use and a number of pupils estimated as approximately 23 boys and 23 girls. To collect data, the textbook illustrations where male and female characters are shown, are content analyzed. To know how women and men are depicted, a set of well-defined variables are put forward. They include productive versus reproductive occupations, sport activities, and frequency of appearances. The results show that males’ illustrations outnumber the females’ picture representations. In addition, women were portrayed more often, in stereotypical activities that reinforce the traditional image of them in society such as being a teacher, secretary, type-writer, and top-model. Men were depicted in more outdoor, adventurous, and skillful activities such as being a doctor, journalist, veterinarian, and actor, among other occupations. Physical education and sport games are also depicted as a male-domain. It is also important to stress that, such a preconceived allocation of roles, attitudes and actions reduces the girls’ future prospects in their lives as well as boys’ attitudes and knowledge about people and how do they relate to each other DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5p435

An Analysis of Middle School Science Textbooks in Terms of TIMSS Program Framework

The aim of this study was to analyze the questions included in the Turkish middle school science textbooks in terms of content domains, cognitive domains, and item types as stated in the TIMSS 2011 science framework. Towards to the aim, this study utilized content analysis method in which the science questions placed in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade textbooks of were examined. The results of the study indicated that most of the textbook science questions assessed students “knowing” cognitive ability while only a few of them (about 3 percent) required from students to use high level cognitive skills (reasoning in our case). Moreover, physics content domain represented more than half of the textbook science items while earth sciences covered only a small percentage (about 10%) of the science items included in the middle school textbooks. In addition, most of the science questions were offered in the form of multiple-choice while a small proportion of them were open-ended questions.

The Meaning of Canon in Modern Novels in Korean-Language Middle School Textbooks

교과서는 학교 수업에서 중요한 수업 도구로 수업에 필요한 교재를 의미한다. 또한 국가나 지역에서 정한 교과과정에 적합한 내용으로 제작되었기 때문에 그 자체로 권위를 획득할 뿐 아니라 교과서를 기준으로 학습이 이루어진다는 점에서 표준이라는 의미도 지닌다. ‘2007년 교육과정’을 시작으로 중학교 국어교과서도 검정교과서체제로 전환하였으며, 다양한 교과서가 출판되었다. 본 논문은 2012년 교육과정 체계에 따라 검정을 통과한 중학교 국어교과서의 소설 작품 목록을 토대로 교과서 수록 소설의 특징을 정리하였다. 검토 결과 중복 수록된 작품은 전체의 1/3에 불과하여 다양한 작품이 수록되었음을 확인할 수 있었으며 이는 작가 및 작품의 층이 넓어졌음을 의미한다. 그리고 청소년이 등장하는 작품이 많고 고등학교 교과서 및 기존의 국정교과서와 중복된 작품이 존재한다는 점은 재고해야 할 문제라고 생각한다. 검정교과서 체제의 의의는 있지만 아직 검정교과서의 역사가 짧아서 교과서에 수록된 소설은 교육목표를 달성하기에 효과적인 작품을 수록한다는 점에서 정전의 가치를 부여하기에는 아직 이르다고 생각한다.

초·중·고 교과서의 고령화 사회 관련 내용 분석-사회, 도덕, 실과(기술 · 가정) 교과서를 중심으로1)-

This study aims to analyze how content on aging society is dealt with in social studies, ethics, and practical arts (technology and home economics) textbooks of elementary, middle and high schools. For this purpose, a total of 57 textbooks were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Three analysis perspectives were employed for this study： 1) the perspective on aging, 2) the agent of preparation for aging society, and 3) the content of preparation for aging society. The main findings are as follows： Firstly, in terms of the perspective on aging, aging has been dealt with in a remarkably negative framework rather than in the framework of a neutral phenomenon or positive evaluation. Secondly, in terms of the agent of preparation for aging society public responsibility taken by the government and society has been more emphasized than private responsibility taken by individual citizens and their families. Thirdly, in terms of the content of preparation for aging society, financial preparation for aging has been stressed while the aspects of leisure and self-improvement, human relation and heath has been relatively occrsionaiy discussed, and medical and health issues have been rarely mentioned. By and large the concept of aging society in elementary, middle and high school textbooks has been addressed as a phenomenon of crisis for which responsive actions should be taken on a national and social level. Based on these findings, in addition to the perspective of “crisis or risk management, that of “opportunity or life cycle management” has been suggested as an alternative perspective to aging society, and it has been pointed out that diverse responsive strategies should be discussed in a balanced manner in social studies, ethics, and practical arts textbooks.

臺灣、美國與新加坡國中階段幾何教材內容之分析比較 Geometry Content of Middle School Textbooks in Taiwan, the United States, and Singapore

臺灣、美國與新加坡國中階段幾何教材內容之分析比較 Geometry Content of Middle School Textbooks in Taiwan, the United States, and Singapore

An Analysis of Functional View into the Liner Equation with Two Unknowns in a Middle School Textbook

An Analysis of Functional View into the Liner Equation with Two Unknowns in a Middle School Textbook

Analysis of Educational Contents about the Climate Change in Middle School Textbooks on Social Studies

Analysis of Educational Contents about the Climate Change in Middle School Textbooks on Social Studies

PARÓDIA E LITERATURA PORTUGUESA: DA REVISÃO TEÓRICA ÀS POTENCIALIDADES DIDÁTICAS

Numa conceituação atualizada de paródia, impõe-se uma perspetiva desta prática discursiva enquanto singular metagénero dotado de reconhecidas potencialidades críticas ao nível da receção e evolução literárias. Configurada pela teoria literária contemporânea, esta definição da natureza da escrita paródica supera tradicionais conceções que a confinavam a uma prática ridicularizadora de géneros literários nobres ou elevados.
 Num segundo momento apresenta-se uma ilustrativa viagem sobre alguns textos canónicos da literatura portuguesa (presentes nos atuais programas escolares) – de Camões a Pessoa e Saramago, entre outros – que foram objeto de reescritas paródicas. Com esta exemplificação panorâmica, pretende-se demonstrar as virtualidades didáticas da paródia, ao nível do dinâmico processo de leitura e de receção dos textos literários.

Adapting a Turkish Middle School Textbook to Develop Cultural Awareness

The locally-produced and governmentally-approved coursebook, Forward English, was launched after the renewal of the curriculums in 2012, and aims at teaching the natural use of English in authentic texts as well as developing intercultural competence. However, even an impressionistic overview of the units indicates that the texts are merely used for contextualizing language functions and cannot develop students’ ability to read in English for communication, as well as lacking depth in cultural content. Therefore, this study provides a unit analysis and suggests adaptation strategies for developing reading skills and cultural awareness in the global world.

초·중·고등학교 보건 교과서의 의약품 교육 내용 분석

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the education contents on safe use of medications in healthcare textbooks for elementary, middle and high schools. Methods: We examined 6 textbooks for the <TEX>$5^{th}$</TEX> grade, 4 textbooks for middle school, 3 textbooks for high school, and 5 education materials published by the Korea Food and Drug Administration, National Health Insurance Service, and Seoul City Government. To evaluate the contents in health textbooks, we developed the 30 evaluation items. Results: Middle school textbooks had the most educational contents followed by high school and elementary school textbooks. Public education materials for the teenagers included more educational contents than those for children. The education material published by National Health Insurance Service had the highest score and the rest of the books earned under 15. And there were no core contents in medication education. Conclusions: Medication education through health textbooks should be strengthened to raise the level of medication awareness, to use medications safely, to prevent the drug abuse and misuse, and to establish the responsible judgment of medication information in the mass media. The current contents were found to be insufficient to meet these goals of medication education.

바람직한 한문 문법 지도 방안 -중학교를 중심으로-

바람직한 한문 문법 지도 방안 -중학교를 중심으로-