Develop and Validate a Teacher’s Guide of 1st grade Science Subject-matter based on Cognitive Tools of Imaginative Education Theory

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a teacher’s guide of 1st grade science subject-matter based on cognitive tools of imaginative education theory. The research method was qualitative content analysis. The research community included the textbooks and guide of the science teacher and related to the first primary sciences and resources, articles, and digital books associated with cognitive tools of imaginative education theory. The sampling method was purposive and thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Based on open and axial coding,, 3 basic categories and 7 subcategories related to the water chapter of the first elementary sciences and 10 categories were obtained related to the subject of cognitive tools of imaginative education theory. The first primary science education guide was developed based on the cognitive tools of the imaginative education theory. In order to validate the developed guide, this guide was provided to the experts and their opinions and corrections were collected by Delphi method and applied in the guide. the content validity of the developed guide was investigated using the content validity index and content validity ratio. This guide, which has been approved by experts, has been compiled for the first time in the country and can be used by first grade teachers. It can also be used as a model for teachers and educators to use to teach any content in areas related to children's education such as schools and kindergartens.

Keywords

• cognitive tools
• educational guide
• science lesson
• validation