Analysis of research Spirit in the tenth-grade textbook of “thinking and media literacy”

The currently increasing changes in the world requires individuals who are able to meet their needs through research skills. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the research spirit components in the tenth-grade textbook of “thinking and media literacy”. A content analysis form for the research spirit components was used as the research tool. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used to analyze the data. The results revealed no significant difference in terms of distribution of components in the textbook. In addition, the component of questioning had the highest frequency (7.50%) and the component of independence of opinion had the lowest frequency (3.09%). It is suggested that revisions of this textbook better address the components of independence of opinion, self-assertion, and creativity.