Environmental Problems Included in the Content of the Science Book for the Sixth Intermediate Grade in the State of Kuwait

Al-Hendal, Dalal Abdul Razzaq; Al-Shamry, Ahmad Shallal; Al-Fajam, Hassan Mohammad

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2021.188511

Environmental Problems Included in the Content of the Science Book for the Sixth Intermediate Grade in the State of Kuwait

Document Type : Original Article

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Curriculum and Instruction Department, College of Basic Education, Kuwait University, Kuwait.

10.21608/jsrep.2021.188511

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the environmental problems that should be included in the content of the science book for the sixth intermediate grade in the State of Kuwait and to reveal the extent to which the book includes those problems. The study sample consisted of the sixth intermediate grade science book in its first and second parts. To achieve the objectives of the study, a list of environmental problems was prepared, and it was distributed into five main areas (the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, population-related problems). In the light of the list of environmental problems, a content analysis instrument was prepared for analyzing the content of the sixth intermediate grade science book to reveal the extent to which the book includes those problems. The study concluded by developing a list of environmental problems that can be included in the content of the science book for the sixth intermediate grade, where the final form consists of five main areas and (24) environmental sub-problems, and the results of the analysis showed that the content of the science book for the sixth intermediate grade included (8) environmental problems. Furthermore, the environmental problems have been poorly addressed, and some environmental problems are not mentioned in this book, and the “Atmosphere” field came in the first place with a percentage of (40%) in the total book, followed by the “problems” field in the second place. The “biosphere” field came in third place with a percentage of (20%), followed by the “hydrosphere” field with a percentage of (10%). The lithosphere" did not appear in the content of the science book for the sixth intermediate class, in its first and second parts. The study concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the need to reconsider the content of the science book for the sixth intermediate grade and focus its content on environmental problems that were poorly or not addressed at all, in order to enhance and develop students' awareness of them.

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