Analyzing Active and Passive Techniques in The heavenly gifts Book of the sixth- grade Students of Primary School Based on the Roman William's Perspective

The aim of the present study was the content analysis of the texts, questions and pictures of the Heavenly gifts book of the sixth-grade students of primary school in terms of being active or passive based on the Roman William 's (year?) perspective in the 91-92 school year. For this to achieve, the sixth-grade book of the Heavenly gifts was investigated totally. Data collection instrument was based on the analysis technique of Roman William (year?) whose theoretical backgrounds and validity have been approved by the pedagogy experts. The book's lessons, texts, questions and pictures underwent a rigorous analysis inspired by the Roman William's formula. Findings suggested that considering the involving index of 0.02, the book's texts were highly passive and static and mostly try to state the realties and provide the readers with determined information while the book's questions showing the involving index of 1.36, were found to be active and useful for dynamic learning to happen. In addition, the book's pictures having the involving index of 0.25 were found to be passive in nature. In better words, the obtained results implied that the book's texts and pictures are designed passively while the book's questions are designed actively and consequently appropriate for bringing about dynamic learning.