Reflection of Classwise Attainable Competencies at primary Level: An Analysis of BRAC Bangla Textbooks

Tags: BRAC textbook | competency reflection | non-formal textbook | Textbook | textbook assessment

GOUTAM ROY, SHYAMOLI AKBAR, JUI JUDITH GOMES

The study analyzed the textbooks, storybooks and teachers guide series for primary level education named ‘Eso Pori’ through document reviews process. Based on content, direction and examples found in the books, the classwise attainable competencies are classified on three groups- ‘totally reflected’, ‘partly reflected’ and ‘not reflected’. It was found that around one-fourth of the competencies were totally reflected on class 1 materials. More than one-third of the competencies were totally reflected on class 2 materials. Around half of the competencies were partly reflected on class 3 materials. Study findings suggested more attention needed to reform and rearrange the content of the textbooks according to the terminal and classwise attainable competencies.

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