A Comparative Analysis of Assessment and Evaluation Exercises Included in Geography Textbooks Written According to the 2005 Secondary Education Geography Curriculum and Textbooks of the Former Curriculum in Turkey

This study conducts comparative analysis of the assessment and evaluation exercises in the geography textbooks written according to the Secondary Education Geography Curriculum for 2005 in Turkey with those in the former geography textbooks. In this respect, firstly, the assessment and evaluation st...

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Published in:International journal of progressive education 2009, Vol.5 (1), p.45
Main Author: Yasar, Okan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative Analysis
Comprehension
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
Geography
Geography Instruction
Performance Based Assessment
Secondary School Curriculum
Secondary School Students
Student Evaluation
Textbook Content
Textbook Research
Textbooks
Turkey
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Summary:This study conducts comparative analysis of the assessment and evaluation exercises in the geography textbooks written according to the Secondary Education Geography Curriculum for 2005 in Turkey with those in the former geography textbooks. In this respect, firstly, the assessment and evaluation studies included in geography textbooks written according to the former and the new geography curriculum have been analyzed in quantitative and qualitative terms then development of the new curriculum in terms of assessment and evaluation studies and their application dimension have been identified. The study has showed that assessment and evaluation studies in geography textbooks written according to secondary education 2005 geography curriculum had more effective characteristics in terms of their quality and the inclusion of different assessment and evaluation tools and methods compared to assessment and evaluation studies in the textbooks of the former program. (Contains 5 tables.)
ISSN:1554-5210