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International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

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Teachers’ Perception of the Suitability of Chinese School Year 6 Mathematics Textbook

Ang Chia Mui, Muhammad Sofwan Mahmud

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v12-i4/19677

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Textbooks are one of the primary referencing sources in teaching mathematics. Mathematics teachers refer to textbooks to plan their daily teaching. However, the need for a protocol to evaluate the quality of textbooks has raised a question on the suitability of textbooks currently used in schools. Hence, this research aimed to investigate the suitability of the Year 6 mathematics textbook from mathematics teachers’ perspectives. The investigation circles the correlation between six aspects: curriculum, discipline, pedagogy, technology, context, and presentation. Through a random sampling strategy, 100 Sarawakian Chinese primary school mathematics teachers responded to the survey form distributed through WhatsApp within a week. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) analyzed quantitative data descriptively and analytically. The analysis found that the Year 6 mathematics textbook is highly suitable (min = 3.34). Pearson Correlation analysis also identified moderate positive relationships between curriculum (r = 0.408), pedagogy (r = 0.405), and technology (r = 0.459) aspects. Meanwhile, discipline has weak positive relationships with context (r = 0.378) and presentation (r = 0.335) aspects. Hence, improve the survey item and include qualitative data to enhance the research quality for the suitability evaluation of mathematics textbooks.

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(Mui & Mahmud, 2023)
Mui, A. C., & Mahmud, M. S. (2023). Teachers’ Perception of the Suitability of Chinese School Year 6 Mathematics Textbook. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(4), 1564–1580.