Content Analysis of Math Textbooks in the First level of Primary School Based on the Components of Sustainability Education with Shannon Entropy Technique

Subject Areas : Sustainable Development

Seyedeh Zahra  Shamsi Papkiade ¹ (PhD Student of Environmental Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding author))
Mohammadreza  sarmadi ² (Professor, Philosophy of Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.)
Elahe  Aminifar ³ (Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran.)
Seyed Mohammad  Shobeiri ⁴ (Professor, Department of Environmental Education, Payame Noor University Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2020-12-20 Accepted : 2021-02-07 Published : 2021-10-23

Keywords: Math Textbooks, Shannon Entropy, Content analysis, First grade, sustainability education,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The existence of unique challenges in the present age has caused the need for real changes in a completely new way of thinking and acting in society. Therefore, the use of sustainability education in the production of fully aware human resources, especially given the basic skills of understanding and knowledge required in the 21st century, is critical. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the content of the first grade primary mathematics textbooks based on the components of sustainability education. Material and Methodology: The present study is a descriptive-analytical study. Unit of analysis (images, text, class activity and practice and class work). The statistical population is the mathematics textbooks of the first primary school. In this study, the entire content was analyzed based on three components of sustainability education (economic, social and environmental). The sample size was the same as the statistical population and was considered as a census. To confirm the validity and checklist, face and content validity with the opinions of experts was used and its reliability was 0.92 by Holstie method and Shannon entropy method was used to process the collected data. Findings: Findings showed that environmental images in all three levels have a higher frequency than the other unit of analysis and among all the components of sustainability education, the environmental component in all the first primary courses had the highest and the lowest economic frequency. Also, based on the information load criterion and the coefficient of importance, the environmental criterion has the highest value in the first grade and the social criterion in the second and third grades. Also, sustainability education in the second and third grades were the same. Discussion and Conclusion: The affidavits emphasize that the necessary balance and coherence between the three components of sustainability education has not been established and that the components of sustainability education have not been given due attention in the content of the first period math textbooks.

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