The Degree of Including International Standards of Science Education in the Physics Syllabus of Palestinian Secondary Schools

Abstract

This study aimed at finding out the degree of including international standards of science education in the physicssyllabus of the secondary stage in Palestinian schools. The sample of the study consisted of the analytical aspect ofthe physics textbooks of the eleventh and twelfth grades. The findings of the study show that the rates of includinginternational standards of science education in these textbooks do not match expectations. The study also shows thatthe criterion of physics ranked first on the study scale among the criteria of content, followed by the criterion ofscience as a survey, and then the criterion of unified concepts and processes of science. However, there is obviousomission of the standards of science and technology, science from personal and societal perspectives, and the historyand nature of science. In light of these results, the researcher recommends the development of the physics syllabus ofthe secondary stage to include international standards. The study, further, calls for more research on the assessmentof physics textbooks and other disciples of science at different educational levels in view of content standards as wellason the impact of including such standards on the learning outputs.