The extent to which the 6th grade science textbook includes 21st century skills

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to know the extent to which the science book for the sixth grade of primary school includes the skills of the twenty-first century, and to achieve the goal of the research, the researchers used the descriptive analytical method, represented by the method of content analysis, as the content of the science book for the sixth grade was analyzed, and the researchers prepared a content analysis tool that was done and it was built in light of the twenty-first century skills, and the research tool was prepared in its initial form, as it included a list of twenty-first century skills, Appendix (2), as it included (60) indicators for these skills distributed into (9) skills, which are critical thinking and problem-solving skills (11) indicators, Communication and cooperation skills (8) indicators, innovation and creativity skills (8) indicators, the culture of computing and information technology (5) indicators, flexibility and adaptation (4) indicators, initiative and self-direction (5) indicators, social skills and multi-cultural understanding (5) indicators Productivity and accountability (7) indicators, leadership and responsibility (7) indicators, and after presenting them to a group of expert referees and specialists in (methods of teaching science, education, psychology, and professors specializing in chemistry, life sciences, physics, and chemistry), finalists are (54) indicators distributed on nine main skills, which are critical thinking skills and problem solving (11) indicators, Communication and cooperation skills (7) indicators and skills of innovation and creativity (7) indicators, the culture of computing and information technology (4) indicators, flexibility and adaptation (4) indicators, initiative and self-direction (5) indicators, social skills and understanding of multiple cultures (4) indicators, Productivity and accountability (6) indicators, leadership and responsibility (6) indicators, the researchers used the frequencies and percentages, and the Holsti equation to find the reliability coefficient as statistical means, and the research reached the following results:

1- The twenty-first century skills that must be available in the science book for the sixth grade of elementary school consist of nine main skills: skills of critical thinking and problem solving, communication and cooperation, innovation and creativity, the culture of computing and information technology, flexibility and adaptation, initiative and self-direction, social skills and cultural understanding Multiplicity, productivity, accountability, leadership and responsibility.

2- The variation in the availability of twenty-first century skills in the science book for the sixth grade of primary school, where the skills of critical thinking and problem solving got the highest rate (33.0%), while the initiative and self-direction skills came in the second highest rate (13.06%), and productivity skills got Accountability is ranked third at a rate (12.84%), the percentage of availability of innovation and creativity skills (11.96%), communication and cooperation skills (11.29%), computing and information technology culture skills (4.4%), flexibility and adaptation skills (3.67%), social skills and understanding Multiculturalism (3.65%), leadership skills and responsibility (5.98%) In light of the research results, the researchers recommend the following:

1- To benefit from the results of the current study in developing science books in the Republic of Iraq in light of the skills of the twenty-first century.

2- Reconsidering the content of science books for all educational levels in terms of their handling of the twenty-first century skills, given their importance in preparing the learner who is able to cope with the challenges and address the problems facing him.