REPRESENTATION OF SCIENCE IN CURRICULUM RELATED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS

The research work has been done on the Representation of Science in Curriculum Related Primary School Textbooks. For this purpose the primary textbooks of the Punjab Govt were analyzed. Content Analysis was employed for data interpretation and to draw the inferences. It was explored that towhat extent our primary syllabus provided the science concepts and the textbooks material is enough for the proper understanding. The qualitative analysis revealed that textbooks of primary level and the representation of science at that level, is that our textbooks not fulfills the actual requirement. Low quality illustrations, improper information and less quantity of the science teaching did not develop the proper understanding of any phenomenon. That mistake could develop the misconception or improperconcepts regarding the science.