Analysis of the Content of the Eighth Grade Work and Technology Book (First Year of High School) According to the Characteristics of E-Citizen

Subject Areas : Infomartion Technology

amirhosen mehdizadeh ¹ ( Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Islamshahr, Iran )
alireza araghieh ² ( Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Islamshahr, Iran )
somayeh moradi ³ ( Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Islamshahr, Iran )

Received: 2021-10-19 Accepted : 2022-09-04 Published : 2022-09-23

Keywords: Content Analysis, E-Citizen, Work and Technology,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to analyze the content of the eighth grade workbook and technology (junior high school) from the perspective of e-citizen characteristics. The purpose of the research was applied and the method of its description was descriptive of content analysis. The statistical population was the eighth grade work and technology book (first year of high school) approved by the Educational Research and Planning Organization (2019). A complete census was used to sample. Data collection tools, checklist 10 questions based on the e-Citizen e-Citizen's Skills and Training Standard (E-Citizen) Group of Information Technology Curriculum Planning and Technical and Vocational Education Organization (2009) in three components of basic computer knowledge and skills, knowledge and information search skills, He was an electronic citizen. The checklist validity was confirmed by the triangulation method and its reliability was estimated using the Cope Cohen method, and the coefficient of agreement obtained, which was equal to 0.602, showed the level of agreement between the two experts as "significant". the feature of "basic computer knowledge and skills" with an average rank of 2.63 had the most attention and the feature "participation and electronic citizen" with an average rank of 1.13 had the least attention.

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