A study on elementary school Farsi curriculum (third and fourth grade) engagement with reading skill literacy based on PIRLS’ study

Autor: Mohsen Dibayi Saber, Hossein jafari Sani, Mohsen Ayati
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: فصلنامه نوآوری‌های آموزشی, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 29-49 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-1235
Popis: In this paper، we try to determine how much third and fourth grade elementaryschool Farsi textbooks involves with comprehension process، retrieving explicitlystated information، making straightforward inference، interpreting and integratingideas and information، examining and evaluating content، language and textualelements based on PIRLS’ study. Research method is descriptive and we usedthe content analysis devices for content analysis of textbooks. Also، the teachers’views on the adjustment of selected sections with each of these processes wasgathered through questionnaire. The results showed that in third and fourthgrade textbooks more emphasis has been on the “examination and evaluation ofcontent”، with less emphasis on “interpreting and integrating ideas” in third gradetextbook and “making straight forward inferences” in fourth grade textbook. Inthird grade Farsi textbook in section on “listen and say” more emphasis is on“concentration and retrieving information” and less emphasis is on “interpretingand integrating ideas and information”. In “true and false” section ، more emphasisis on the “examination and evaluation of content” process and less emphasis is on“making straightforward inference” process. In “looking for and finding” section،more emphasis is on the “examination and evaluation of content” process andless emphasis is on “making straightforward inference” and “ interpreting andintegrating ideas and information” processes. In “understanding and perception”section of fourth grade Farsi textbook، more emphasis is on the “focusing onand retrieving explicitly stated information” process and less emphasis is on“interpreting and integrating ideas and information” process. In “listening”section، more emphasis is on the “examination and evaluation of content” processand less emphasis is on “making straight forward inference” and “focusing onand retrieving explicitly stated information” processes. In sum، In third gradeFarsi textbook more emphasis is on “focusing on and retrieving explicitly statedinformation”،”making straightforward inference”، “examination and evaluationof content” processes and in fourth grade Farsi textbook more emphasis is on“interpreting and integrating ideas and information” process. .
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