Seventh-grade Textbooks Research Articles

The Reality of Using the Laboratory in Teaching Science for the Seventh Grade and Its Role in Developing Critical Thinking Skills among Students from the Point of View of Teachers in Education of Madaba Governorate

This study aimed to identify the reality of using the science laboratory in implementing the scientific activities and experiments mentioned in the seventh grade textbook, and to identify the extent of the effectiveness of the science laboratory in developing critical thinking among students from the teachers’ point of view in education of Madaba Governorate. The study sample consisted of (94) male and female teachers in public schools affiliated to the Directorate of Education in Madaba Governorate, and the study tool was represented by a questionnaire that consisted of (23) items distributed over two areas. The results showed the effectiveness of the science lab in developing critical thinking skills from the point of view of the study sample. The results also showed that there were no significant differences due to gender and experience in the level of using the science lab in conducting scientific experiments, as the level of statistical significance is greater than 0.05 and therefore it is not statistically significant. The study recommended a set of recommendations, the most important of which is to activate the science laboratory more in conducting experiments and scientific activities contained in science books. Keywords: science laboratory, critical thinking, degree of use. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-19-05 Publication date: June 30 th 2022

The Impact Of The Question-Driven Technique On Developing Efl Jordanian Seventh Graders' Grammatical Competence

This research paper is aimed to examine the impact of the question-driven technique on developing EFL Jordanian seventh graders' grammatical competence. To this end, the researcher has redesigned the targeted grammatical material and constructed a grammar test focusing mainly on those grammatical themes given in the seventh grade textbook. The researcher has selected two sections (A & B) of the seventh grade; section A was assigned as a control group, the other one was assigned as an experimental group. The results of the study revealed that the students who have been taught inductively through the Questioning technique had gained better scores than those who have been taught deductively. It has also shown that the majority of the experimental group had more willingness and desire to participate in the class discussion. Also, it can be noticed that the use of the questioning technique is suitable for all types of learning styles and proficiency levels. Another important aspect to which the results of this study could be attributed is the adequate number of opportunities given for students to practice the targeted grammatical rules. In this regard, it sounds important to raise the strong effect of the scaffolding and modelling strategies in facilitating and easing the implementation of the questioning technique while teaching grammar.

Os Registros Semióticos em equações do primeiro grau: uma análise sobre livros didáticos do Ensino Fundamental

A abordagem do conceito de equações do primeiro grau com uma incógnita em livros didáticos, do Ensino Fundamental, viabiliza o acesso e a aprendizagem do objeto matemático com base nas perspectivas da Teoria de Registros de Representação Semiótica (TRRS)? Para isso, tomamos como objetivo analisar livros didáticos de forma a verificar se o uso das representações empregadas no conteúdo de equações do primeiro grau, no sétimo ano do Ensino Fundamental, vai ao encontro dos princípios de aprendizagem da TRRS. Deste modo, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica em três livros didáticos de Matemática do sétimo do Ensino Fundamental, listados pelo PNLD 2017. A análise do material foi feita em conjunto com a TRRS, de Raymond Duval, na qual se afirma que na aprendizagem da Matemática a compreensão do saber tem relação direta com a coordenação das representações do objeto matemático. Analisamos então as representações semióticas das equações do primeiro grau em cada livro e como estas, assim como os procedimentos cognitivos da teoria, foram utilizadas. Os resultados obtidos apontam que a utilização dos registros de representação semiótica poderia ser abordada de uma forma mais completa, de modo que o livro melhor auxilie no processo de ensino e aprendizagem.

Communication Strategies in Seventh Grade English Textbooks

This study aims to explore the aspects of communication strategies (CSs) integrated in the seventh grade textbooks according to the revision of the...

Textbook Portrayals of Science and Technology Issues in a Television Age

This article examines the role of middle-school science textbooks in dealing with sensitive social and scientific issues. Education specialists compared the ten most widely used sixth- and seventh-grade textbooks to determine the amount and depth of content presented on five major global issues, including the issue of nuclear weapons. Differences between grade levels were also explored. Implications stemming from the content analysis are discussed within the context of a television culture.