The traces of the SOLO Theory taxonomy levels of in the 8th grade mathematics textbook

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student in Mathematics Education, Faculty of Science, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the content of the eighth grade math textbook based on SOLO theory. The study method was descriptive-analytical by content analysis. The statistical population included all problems of the eighth grade math textbook and the sample is equal to the population. The research instrument is content analysis forms whose face and content validity has been approved by experienced mathematics teachers and instructors and the reliability has been determined using the Holsti formula 0.86. Data analysis method was performed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that about 29% of the book problems are dedicated to the unistructural level, about 38% to the multistructural level, about 31% to the relational level and about 2% to the extended abstract level. According to the results, the fifth chapter has the most problems at the unistructural level, the second chapter has the most problems at the multistructural level, and the third chapter has the most problems at the relational level. Also, the ninth chapter has the most problems at the extended abstract level, and on the other hand the first, second, fifth, seventh and eighth chapters do not have any problems at the extended abstract level.

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