EVALUATION OF BIOLOGY CURRICULUM CONTENT IN LIGHT OF AAAS EVALUATION STANDARDS

Abstract

The aim of the research was to evaluate the content of the biology curriculum in light of the AAAS evaluation standards. The research used the descriptive analytical approach, and the research sample consisted of the biology book for the third intermediate grade prescribed for the academic year 1446 AH / 2024 AD by the Ministry of Education in the Republic of Iraq, the research tools and materials were represented in the content evaluation list in light of the AAAS evaluation standards. The research results yielded a number of results, the most important of which are: The issue construction standard occupied the highest percentage of the total AAAS evaluation standards available in the biology curriculum for the third intermediate grade in the Republic of Iraq, The meta-scientific criterion came in first place, followed by the coherence of ideas criterion in third place,  then the consistency of main ideas with content criterion in fourth place, and finally the accuracy criterion in last place, The study also recommended the inclusion of AAAS assessment criteria in all curricula and at all educational levels.