Analysis of the Mathematics Function Chapter in a Malaysian Foundation Level Textbook Adopted by a Public University

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Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Textbooks; Textbook Content; Mathematics; Public Colleges; Foreign Countries; Problem Solving; Textbook Evaluation; Misconceptions; Thinking Skills

2573-4377

In order to enhance students learning environments, mathematics lecturers need to prepare suitable materials in their lessons. So improving the materials in textbooks based on learning theories is so important to enhance the ability of students in mathematics learning through problem solving activities. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to analysis the function chapter of a Malaysian foundation level textbook to prepare deeper understanding for lecturers about the quality of materials and to identify textbook elements which can improve to enhance the quality of learning. This study was conducted to investigate the quality of function chapter especially about problem solving in the Mathematics 1 textbook of a foundation center of a public university in Malaysia in 2019. The method of this research is content analysis. In this current study, three theories namely Bloom's taxonomy, behaviorism and constructivism were used to analyses the textbook's materials. The findings represented that exercise solving based on the behaviorism theory highlights this textbook instead of problem solving based on the constructivism theory. Meanwhile, the textbook's materials mostly are related to the first two levels of Bloom's taxonomy. Finally, some errors in the textbook are addressed in order to lecturers improve them for the next editing.

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2023

EJ1382575