Curriculum Content Analysis of High School Biology, Chemistry and Geography Textbooks Based on Environmental literacy Approach in 2013- 2014 school Year

This research was conducted with the aim of studying the current condition of textbooks based on the amount of attention paid to components of Environmental literacy including knowledge, skill and environmental attitude. Research method was content analysis using Shannon's entropy technique and page analysis unit (text, questions, exercises, illustrations) was High School textbooks. Data collection tool was content analysis checklist, validity of which has been confirmed by environmental experts and curriculum designers. Results of data analysis indicated that More attention has been paid to environmental knowledge rather than environmental attitude or environmental skill and textbooks do not address environmental components equally. Based on the findings of this research, revising the curriculum content in high school curricula with regard to attention to components and indexes of Environmental literacy seems to be necessary.

کلیدواژه ها:

Curriculum ، Contentanalysis ، Environmental literacy