Analysis of the contents of the experimental science textbooks of the first three Elementary Schools based on Meril’s component display theory

The general purpose of this research is to analyze the content of the first elementary period based on Meril’s component display theory. For this purpose, considering the four elements of educational content (facts, concepts, methodology, principles and rules), the description of these books has been evaluated. In this research, in addition to analyzing the data at the descriptive statistics level, Shannon entropy content analysis method has been used to evaluate four components related to the Merrill component display theory. The results of the research show that out of a total of 472 units registered for science textbooks of the first elementary course, the most frequent related to the component of the facts is assigned with 236 units (50%) and the methodology witht109 units (23,09%). Maximum values of the coefficient of importance of the Merrill component display theory in science textbooks of the first elementary course, related to the components of the facts and the methodology (0.252) and the components of the principles (0.250), and the concepts (0.244) are in the next rank. In general the science textbooks of the first elementary course in terms of the Merrill component display theory are acceptable.