I
availed an opportunity to conduct an analysis namely SWOT analysis of a
textbook of physics prescribed by the Sindh Textbook Board for the students of
secondary schools. The following sections of this paper include strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that have been shared after the analysis of
the textbook.
Strengths
The
textbook has been developed by the authors based on an important rationale. The rationale
contains the introduction of a unified course for the students at secondary school,
according to the new syllabus, and maintaining the fluency of language of the content in
physics. These two segments of rationality are basic to produce harmony among
learners of the subject of physics in terms of knowledge, skills, and values. The
impact of this will be a selection of suitable professions in the future based on the measurement of performance and aptitudes of the students using the same means
of measurement for all students.
In
the prescribed textbook, issues in daily life that can create problems in society have been addressed by providing knowledge to eradicate misconceptions among individuals. For example, in our society different
measurement tools are used to measure the length in different regions. Some use
foot, others use meters and in some areas yards are used to measure lengths. By
providing knowledge about the international system of units, this issue has been
addressed.
Details
of scope and sequence and linkages among the concepts in the content of this
textbook have been provided. This way a teacher can plan the content and select the
resources to effectively teach the subject matter to students. The learners are
guided by the book to easily understand the subject matter through a sequence
of simple to complex.
The
simple to complex approach is consistent throughout the book, thus it caters to
individual differences among the students. The exercises have been given in such a
way that low learners, average learners, and fast learners all can benefit from
the materials given in the textbook.
The
knowledge, skills, concepts, and principles related to various professions have
been provided so that the students after learning the content can visualize
their future careers in their interesting professions. In addition to this, the
approach which is subject matter approach is consistent throughout the textbook which can help teachers track the students in
one approach properly.
Weaknesses
The
authors of the prescribed textbook have not provided the objectives for each
chapter. This thing makes the teacher consume his/her time formulating their own
objectives for each chapter. Different teachers in the different classrooms will
formulate the objectives according to their perception which does not ensure uniformity among various classroom students as it is opposite to the
rationale of the textbook.
The
prescribed textbook of physics involves gender stereotyping. Although the
authors have tried to avoid stereotyping male dominancy is found throughout
the textbook. For example, mostly the pictures have been given of males.
The
authors of the textbook have not provided specific details of the instructional time
period to complete the content. Time management has not been considered by the
authors of this textbook.
The
details of strategies and materials for formal assessment have not been
provided in this textbook. Due to which the assessment system in classrooms will
not be unified to intended students.
Opportunities
There
are opportunities for researchers to investigate the contributions made by the
subject of physics in increasing the quality of life in society. In
addition, the researchers can replicate the experiments done on the subject
matter of this textbook.
The
teachers have the opportunities to formulate their own objectives according to their own context and available resources and they also have the opportunities
to select assessment strategies on their own.
The
learners have the opportunities in the prescribed book to develop their skills,
knowledge, and values relating the subject matter to their daily life. They
also have opportunities for play and recreation applying the principles of
different concepts in physics in their day-to-day activities.
Authors
and publishers have the opportunity to develop and publish another book of
physics at the secondary level by reducing the weaknesses of this textbook.
At
last but not at least society has the opportunity for an increased number of
productive, skilled, knowledgeable individuals and problem solvers to be
produced.
Threats
Details
of specific times have not been given for completion of the content in the
textbook. If the teachers try to complete the course looking at the session of
secondary school certificate, then there are threats for students to create
misconceptions about various concepts in the textbook. If the teacher focuses on students' understanding and pace of learning, there is another threat of
incompletion of the content which the learners will miss at this level.
In the Pakistani context, most of the teachers are
not trained in methodologies of teaching. The content in this textbook to be
taught needs a trained teacher. Therefore, if the teacher is not trained in the lecture-demonstration
method, inductive-deductive method, laboratory method, and so on, which are
appropriate for this textbook, there may be threats for the students to insufficiently
grasp the content.
The
teachers are required to formulate the objectives on their own for each
chapter, there may be threats that the validity of content will be affected. Formal
assessment procedures and materials are not given in the textbook. If the
teacher selects the wrong assessment procedure and materials, there will be threats
to the reliability of the content of this textbook.
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