The purpose of this study is to figure out how special teachers understand science
education and use science textbooks which developed on 2011 according to the special
education curriculum. To accomplish this research, we practice the questionaries to 95
special school teachers who work in the schools for the mental retardation and
emotional disturbance. The result of survey is as following.
First of all, science specialists understand contents better than classroom teachers
on the science textbook’s contents in the schools for the mental retardation. Specially,
as in the contents, science specialists figure out better than classroom teachers in the
Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Second, middle school teachers utilize textbooks more
than high school teachers, and science specialist use textbooks more than classroom
teachers. An aspect of application of science textbooks, elementary school teachers
prefer to utilize specific unit for students.
Third, it shows that the teachers who understand the science contents higher use
textbooks more. In light of these findings, science specialists understand contents
better than classroom teachers on the science textbook’s contents, and the teachers
who understand the science contents higher use textbooks more. So, it is important to
understand science textbook’s contents in the utilization of the science textbooks.