Content Analysis of the Science Textbook of 8th Grade in Saudi Arabia in the Light of the Next Generation Science Standards NGSS

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PhD Researcher, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, King Saud University

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The study aimed to identify of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the content of the Science Textbook of 8th Grade in Saudi Arabia, in each: Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practicess, and Cross-Cutting Concepts. The descriptive analytical method used by the content analysis. The study population and consisted sample of all lessons prescribed in the science textbook of 8th Grade in first and second semesters, where the content analysis card prepared by Al-Rubaiaan and Al-Hamama (2017) was adopted to define  (NGSS) in the content of science textbook of 7th grade. This card contains (3) basic criteria: Disciplinary Core Ideas, scientific and engineering practices, and Crosscutting Concepts. The total of indicators are (21). The most important results are the inclusion of (NGSS) in the content of the Science Textbooks of 8th Grade is low level, inclusion rate 33.33%. Cross-Cutting Concepts by 46.90%, Science and Engineering Practices by 34.10%, with a low level for the two standards, and Disciplinary Core Ideas by 15.52%. In the light of the results of the study, researcher recommended to review the content of science textbook of 8th Grade and include (NGSS).

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