The level of Educational Specifications’ alignment of 10th grade Biology, Physics, and Chemistry textbooks with McGraw- Hill textbook series

Abstract

The study assessed the level of alignment of
the new Saudi Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
textbooks for 10th grade with the corresponding
textbooks produced by McGraw- Hill. Three lists
of educational specifications were developed to
measure the alignments of the targeted textbook.
Based on these specifications, three content analysis
tools were created, each includes specifications,
indicators, and evidence, derived from the Mc-
Graw- Hill bookseries and related literature. After
assuring tools validity and reliability, analysis was
conducted. Results of analysis showed that the
level of the overall alignment weremoderate for all
educational specifications, except the specification:
content based inquiry and developing study skills
for Biology and linking content to mathematics
methods and skills for Physics, which were rated as
high aligment levels. While the level of alignment
for developing study skills for Physics was very
low. The study provided recommendations to raise
the level of educational specifications alignment in
student textbooks.