Evaluate science books for the intermediate stage according to comprehensive quality standards from the perspective of teachers and Specialization Supervisors

Abstract

The research aims to evaluate science books for the intermediate stage according to the comprehensive quality standards from the teachers’ point of view, within the fields (introduction of the book – educational objectives – content – educational activities – pictures and illustrations – questions of the book – the technical direction of the book). The current research community consists of the science teachers for the intermediate stage of both sexes in the studies affiliated with the General Directorate of Education in Diyala Governorate. The number of science teachers was (818) and (4) from the supervisors. The researchers use the descriptive-analytical approach. The questionnaire was used as a research tool in light of the results of the exploratory study, previous studies, and some literature. The questionnaire was designed. It included seven fields, and to ascertain the validity of the tool, it was presented to a group of experts and arbitrators. Their number reached (20) experts, and the researchers relied on the percentage (80%) as a minimum to accept the paragraphs. As a result, it reaches to the tool, the final version includes its domains (109) Indicator After adding and deleting indicators by arbitrators. The Alpha Kornbach equation was used to ensure the (stability coefficient) reached (0.98) for teachers and supervisors. This stability is an acceptable statistically and confirms that the questionnaire is on a large aspect of stability, and thus the tool acquired the attributes of honesty and reliability, and was promised ready to be applied. The researchers reach at the results (field of output quality) in a likely medium (3.83) and percentage weight(78%) as (3.83) and weight (76.7) and range (quality of illustrations) with a weighted of (3.78) and weight (75.8), and range (quality presented) with a weighted (3.74) and weight percentile (75). And the domain (objective quality) with a weighted mean of (3.74) and weight (74.8), and the field (content quality) with a weighted mean of (3.60) and weight percentile (75.3), and the field (quality of quality field)with a weighted average of (3,56) and percentage weight per (71.3). The researchers  recommended some conclusions, recommendations and proposals