EVALUATION OF THE SCIENCE TEXTBOOK USED IN THE EDUCATION OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS BASED ON TEACHERS’ VIEWS

In this study, it was aimed to evaluate whether the Science textbook used by special education teachers as a teaching material in the Science course of the special education class was sufficient for students in terms of educational, visual, language, expression and form or not. In the study conducted with case study, one of the qualitative research methods, the data were collected by semistructured interview technique. The participants of the study consisted of 10 special education teachers working in the special education classes of secondary schools affiliated to the Bolu Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 2018-2019 academic year. As a result of the study, it was revealed that teachers benefited from the Science textbook in determining the units and subjects suitable for students. In addition, it was seen that the teachers stated that they did not find the evaluation questions, activities and sentences in the book clear and understandable and the font and size of the book appropriate, and offered suggestions for designing a suitable book for students with special needs and simplifying the existing books. © 2022. Milli Egitim. All Rights Reserved.