The extent to which the biology textbook prescribed for the second intermediate grade includes life skills and the extent of which the students gain them

The extent to which the biology textbook prescribed for the second intermediate grade includes life skills and the extent of which the students gain them

Section: Article
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 21.1 (2026): Al-Hamdaniya Conference
Pages
602-577

Keywords:

Life skills, Biology, Acquisition, Text book, Second intermediate grade.

Abstract





The aim of the research is to identify the extent to which prescribed biology curriculum for the second intermediate grade in the Republic of Iraq includes life skills and to identify the extent to which the second intermediate grade students (males – females) acquired the skills included in the curriculum. The sample consists of (97) male and female students who were selected using the stratified random method according to the gender variable from the research community in the intermediate schools affiliated with the Nineveh Governorate Directorate in the Mediterranean coast for the academic year (2024-2025) with (50) male students and (47) female students.


To achieve the primary objective of the research, the researcher adopts the content analysis form prepared by Hamad (2022) for life skills. Its validity is verified by presenting it to a group of arbitrators and specialists in the fields of educational and psychological sciences. The tool, in its final form, consist of (48) indicators distributed over five basic life skills: decision-making, critical thinking, mental ability, solving health and environmental problems, communication, and manual skills.


The population consists of the biology curriculum for the second intermediate grade in the Republic of Iraq. The researcher adopt the explicit concept as the unit of analysis and repetition as the unit of enumeration. To ensure the stability of the analysis, the researcher  uses two methods using Cooper's equation. To ensure the stability of the analysis, the researcher uses Cooper's formula, and the reliability coefficient of the analysis across time was (0.89) and stability across another analyst was (0.85).


As for the second objective of the research, the researcher relies on the life skills test prepared by Al-Mu'adidi (2019), which in its final form consists of (17) objective paragraphs and includes the first test for critical thinking skills, as well as the second test for environmental, health, and nutritional skills. The test consists of a multiple-choice four-alternative distributed over basic life skills after adapting them to the current research. The researcher verifies the apparent and construct validity as well. Its reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha equation, and its percentage reached (0.83).


After that, the researcher analyzes the biology curriculum prescribed for the second intermediate grade in the Republic of Iraq according to the analysis form. After that, the life skills test was applied to the sample members at the end of the second semester. After collecting the data and analyzing it statistically using percentages and Cooper's equation for analytical stability, the statistical package (SPSS) was used for acquisition, and the researcher reaches the following results:


These skills were included in descending order and at different percentages in the curriculum, and it was found There is a statistically significant difference between the achieved and hypothetical averages. There is also statistically significant difference between the averages of life skills acquisition among males and females, and females, in favor of males.


 


 


The researcher has developed a number of recommendations and suggestions in light of the conclusions that will be reached in the research.





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Author

Elham Abdel Samad Muhammad Al-Saadi

College of Education for Humanities, Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences, University Alhamdaniya

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DOI: 10.33899/zggza310

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The extent to which the biology textbook prescribed for the second intermediate grade includes life skills and the extent of which the students gain them: The extent to which the biology textbook prescribed for the second intermediate grade includes life skills and the extent of which the students gain them. (2026). Journal of Education for the Humanities , 6(21.1), 602-577. https://doi.org/10.33899/zggza310
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The extent to which the biology textbook prescribed for the second intermediate grade includes life skills and the extent of which the students gain them: The extent to which the biology textbook prescribed for the second intermediate grade includes life skills and the extent of which the students gain them. (2026). Journal of Education for the Humanities , 6(21.1), 602-577. https://doi.org/10.33899/zggza310