Identifying and reviewing the effective factors in the absurdity of elementary school curriculum (case study of education area in Maragheh)

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Zahra MohammadBonyad ¹ ( Graduate of Educational Research, Islamic Azad University, Ajab Shir Branch, Iran. )
mohamadali mojallal ² ( Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Bonab Branch, Iran. )

Received: 2017-11-29 Accepted : 2020-09-27 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Curriculum, Elementary schools, curriculum emptiness,

Abstract :

The general purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the emptiness of the curriculum of primary schools in the education department of Maragheh city. For this purpose, the factors affecting the emptiness of the primary school curriculum were initially identified by studying the theoretical foundations and literature of previous research in 26 factors. The statistical population of the present study is the primary school teachers of Maragheh Education Department, which number is 1000 people and the statistical sample size was estimated to be 278 people using Cochran's formula and was selected by stratified random sampling. Hakimzadeh questionnaire was used as a data collection tool and in the analysis of data at the inferential level, the technique of confirmatory factor analysis and prioritization of factors affecting curriculum emptiness were used. The results show that among the 26 primary factors, all factors are identified using factor analysis technique and group 3 factors: factors related to the governing system of the society and factors based on students and factors based on school or school category ‌closed. The results showed that among the factors studied initially, all factors in the three groups of factors related to the governing system of the society and factors based on students and school-based factors were effective in curriculum emptiness, but based on research findings lack of proper use. Teaching and learning methods, educational environment and psychological factors such as stress and weakness in the proper transfer of educational materials by teachers to students and misconceptions and inefficient policies have the greatest impact on the emptiness of the primary school curriculum in Maragheh.

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