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        1 - Contently analyzing the social science textbooks: regarding the human rights concepts
        hamed zeinalpoor Mohsen Talebzadeh Kurosh Fathi Vajargah
        This present research was conducted with the aim of studying about the degree of attention paid to human rights concepts in formal curriculum.. The statistical population of this research was consisted of all social science textbooks of the high school (three books) in More
        This present research was conducted with the aim of studying about the degree of attention paid to human rights concepts in formal curriculum.. The statistical population of this research was consisted of all social science textbooks of the high school (three books) in the academic year 2011-2012. With regard to the nature of the subject of this research and the limitation of the statistical population, no sampling was applied and the total population was used as sample size, too. In this research Shannon entropy content analyses method was used. The units of analyses were text, questions, exercises, and pictures. Data were collected via lists of content analysis of textbooks which were formulated after studying theoretical foundation. The validity was approved by educational science and human rights experts. The findings showed that human rights concepts were not focused identically in all the social science textbooks in different grades of high school. That is to say that from the total of 361 human right concepts, about 179 topics (50%) were focused in the first grade whereas, 90 topics (24%) and 92 topics (26%) were mentioned in the second and the third grade, respectively. In addition, there was no specific order in terms of sequence and presentation of such concepts, as well. Manuscript profile
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        2 - Analyzing the status of components in social science curriculum content of secondary school
        hossein baghaei Mohammad hossein yarmohammadyan
        The present study was conducted with the aim of checking the amount of considering the component of constructivism presented in the social science textbooks of the secondary school. the research sample were consisted of all social science textbooks at the secondary scho More
        The present study was conducted with the aim of checking the amount of considering the component of constructivism presented in the social science textbooks of the secondary school. the research sample were consisted of all social science textbooks at the secondary school level in the academic 92- 93. Shannon entropy method was used for content analysis.The obtained result from data analyzing showed the group iteraction was considered more than other components and there was less notice to the physical environment for learning and, assessment of group work, performance assessment, self-assessment, build Knowledge, evaluation of the learning process, Learning situation. retest reliability of the survey instrument was used to determine the value of the correlation coefficient 0/86 was obtain. According to recent research findings and to review high school social science curriculum is necessary to pay more attention to neglected component.Conflict of interest:According to the authors of the present article, there was no conflict of interest.Key words: Constructivism components, Content analysis, social science curriculum, Secondary school. Manuscript profile