STATISTICAL STUDY OF CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTBOOKS IN ACCORDANCE TO INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY (TIMSS) 2019 REQUIREMENTS

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the requirements of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) and assess the extent to which the content of the science textbooks aligns with the TIMSS 2019 requirements. Content analysis was used as the methodological approach to answer the research questions. The study sample consisted of the eighth-grade science textbook for the academic year 2021-2022 used in the schools of the Sultanate of Oman. The study identified and organized the requirements in a tool based on the TIMSS 2019 framework for the eighth-grade level. After ensuring the validity and reliability of the tool, data were collected and statistically analysed using frequencies and percentages. The results revealed a general deficiency in all domains in terms of content alignment, with a coverage of only 36.8% of the TIMSS 2019 requirements, including key topics, subtopics, and performance indicators. The results also show that all cognitive process skills have been covered, with percentages that are relatively close to the percentages specified by TIMSS 2019.

Keywords: Content dimension, Cognitive process dimension, science, eighth-grade, Sultanate of Oman, TIMSS 2019.