The Extent to which (TIMSS) Standards are Realized in the Math Textbook for the Eighth Grade Students in Palestine

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the extent to which the (TIMSS) standards are realized in the math textbook for the eighth-grade primary students in Palestine (part I and II) in these domains: content (numbers, algebra, geometry, data and chance), and cognitive levels (knowing, applying, and reasoning). To achieve the objective of the study, analysis of all the lessons contained in the units of math textbook for the primary eighth grade students in Palestine during the academic year 2012/2013 through the analysis card which has been designed according to the (TIMSS) standards in 2011. The results of the study showed that all content domains were realized in the math textbook for the eighth primary grade according to the (TIMSS) criteria in varying proportions. The field of geometry was in the first place (47.27%), the numbers (26.06%), followed by the area of data and chance (17.38) and last was the field of algebra (9.29%). It was also revealed that all levels of cognition in the math textbook for the eighth-grade primary students were realized to varying degrees. The level of knowing was in the first place (49.89%), followed by the applying level (36.27%) and last was the level of reasoning (13.84%).