According to special education curriculum (2011 revision), the purpose of this study
is to help to develop the next science textbooks for the students with disabilities by
analyzing and describing what content suitability is like. From the viewpoint of
science inquiry activities, the contents of science textbooks of elementary, middle, and
high school revised in 2011 are analyzed based on three analytical criteria : types,
appropriateness, implementation difficulty.
The results of this study are as follows: first, in the type of the science inquiry
activity, 'observation' type shows the highest percentage of the basic inquiry
process-functions. Second, in the aspect of appropriateness, the proportion of 'science
concept' centered activities is higher than 'real life' one in the topic area, and in the
safety aspect, the proportion of using dangerous materials is about 9% in the inquiry
activity of middle and high schools curriculum. In terms of cost, the main activity is
'level of study preparation', but the activity requiring 'experimental tool level' and
'expensive equipment level' also show a large proportion of 48.9%. Lastly, in the
implementation difficulty area, the preparation time and the implementation time are
appropriately structured, but in the instructional step, the proportion of complex
activity is about 30%.
The implications are as follows. First, the type, the appropriateness, and the
implementation difficulty of scientific inquiry activities should be developed in
accordance with the characteristics of students with disabilities. Second, school
science facilities and experimental tools should be equipped so that students with
disabilities can safely conduct scientific inquiry activities. Third, it is necessary to
develop an analysis framework for systematic analysis of the science textbook
learning activities.