Content Analysis On Scientific Inquiry In New Curriculum Standard Textbooks Of Chemistry In Senior High School

This study summarized the relevant theories of scientific inquiry and the preparation of textbooks, and then established the basic framework. This study took content analysis as its research method, and established the categories table and chose appropriate content analysis units. On the basis of quantitative analysis on content analysis units with the categories table and the combination of qualitative analysis, the conclusions were gained. After that, a number of recommendations for the users of the textbooks were given. The main conclusions are as follows:First, the content analysis units in the textbooks which are prepared by Jiangsu Education Press are the most. As for the text size of an individual unit, the textbooks which are prepared by Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House are the most. Furthermore, the content of scientific inquiry in "Experimental Chemistry" is more than other modules.Second, scientific inquiries on factual knowledge are the most in all the three editions. There are a number of the same scientific inquiry points in all the three editions.Third, for the types of scientific inquiry tasks, the logical reasoning tasks are the most, and the measuring tasks are the fewest. Most tasks of factual knowledge are the logical reasoning tasks. In addition, there is also a number of construction / engineering tasks and exploratory tasks.Fourth, for the activities of scientific inquiry, experiment is the most in all the three editions. Moreover, there is no debate in the scientific inquiry content of all the three editions.Fifth, for the opening level of scientific inquiry, textbooks which are prepared by People's Education Press and Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House are 2, 3-class level of scientific inquiry-based. However, textbooks which are prepared by Jiangsu Education Press are 2-class level of scientific inquiry-based. The front two editions take notice of the gradual increase in the opening level of scientific inquiry, while the later one edition does not have any consideration.Sixth, in addition of words, all the three editions of textbooks have used pictures, diagrams and charts to help showing the scientific inquiry content.Seventh, textbooks of "Experimental Chemistry" are different from any other modules. The scientific inquiry content in "Experimental Chemistry" is superior to all the other modules.