Evaluation of 8 th grade primary school science and technology book set

Abstract

This research is an evaluation of the new curriculum in line with the teachers' views on the applicability of the 8 th grade primary school science and technology textbook set. For this end, 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with science and technology teachers. In addition, findings of the research conducted by Board of Education, General Directors of Primary Education, and Research and Development Office of Ministry of National Education with the stakeholders of the abovementioned reform by putting forth the new approaches in the related curriculum and the textbook. The research revealed that the textbooks are effective in providing the students a scientific studying method, the students' motivation is effective in establishing the links between the topics and daily life, and that the evaluation of the process is an important development other than the measurement and evaluation results. Moreover, it was determined that the class hours are insufficient due to the amount of activities and the topics, crowded classrooms and scarce laboratory environment cause difficulties in applying the activities, and that the teachers are unsatisfactory in terms of the alternative measurement and evaluation techniques.