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The study aimed to determine the degree of inclusion of life skills in science textbooks for 7th Grades in Jordan. list of life skills required for inclusion in textbooks was determined using descriptive curriculum analysis. The list included (5) as the total number of sub-life skills that should be included in science textbooks. The frequency was found to be (571) times, and its distribution was as follows, Initiative and self-direction (186), sociocultural (181), productivity and accountability (94), flexibility and adaptability (67), leadership and responsibility (43), The recommendation of the two researchers came to reconsider the content of science books for the entire stages of education, especially the 7th grade textbook, and focusing on the inclusion of life and career skills, Holding specialized training courses and workshops for in-service science teachers in career and work skills and how to include them in science curriculum and how to address them while teaching science
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Dawaghreh, A. N. A., & Ishak, N. A. (2024). The Degree of Inclusion of Life and Career Skills in the Science Textbook for the 7thgrade. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(1), 841–855.
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