Analysis of Islamic Education Textbooks for Secondary Stage in Jordan in the Light of Multiple Intelligences Theory
Keywords:
Content analysis, Islamic Education Textbooks, the multiple Intelligence Theory.Abstract
Abstract: This study aims to examine the degree of inclusion and balanc of multiple intelligences indicators in the Islamic education textbooks the secondary stage represented in the analysis units (activities and questions) using the descriptive analytical approach - the content analysis method.
The study sample consisted of all the Islamic education textbooks the secondary stage for the grades (first secondary school and second secondary school); the number of activities include (775) activities, and the number of questions include (3600) questions.
The results of the study showed that the inclusion of both intelligences (linguistic- verbal, and logical - mathematical) in the Islamic education books in the secondary stage is more than expected, and all of the intelligences (Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, bodily- kinesthetic, Visual- Spatial and naturalistic) are less than expected, and they were distributed in a manner that violates their balances, in addition to not including the musical rhythm in the list of intelligences.
