| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 資訊教育學系 === 97 === In this study we examined the historical contents of seven high school computer textbooks endorsed by Ministry Of Education. A history content review checklist for analyzing computer science textbooks was developed. The history contents in each textbook were analyzed from the following perspectives: space allocated, description and organization type, material format, contexts related, consistency of presentation, and referring sources. Two coders, the author and a senior high school computer science teacher, co-analyzed the seven textbooks using the checklist. The findings were drawn from the coded results.
The findings of the study were as follows: (1) Computer science history contents were presented in a relatively small portion in the textbooks. (2) Most of the history contents were presented in the text format only. (3) Few history contents demonstrated the evolution of computer sciences. (4) Most history contents were described from the technical and scientific perspectives. (5) The history contents were a part of required study in the textbooks. We suggested that future computer textbooks should incorporate more history contents. In addition, history contents should be presented more in the graphical format, more on the relationship between scientific events, and more from the societal and humanistic point of view.
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