Content Analysis of Reading and Writing Textbooks in Third Grade Elementary School Based on Components of Executive Functions: Shannon Entropy

This study aimed to analyze the contents of reading and writing textbooks in third grade elementary from the Perspective of emphasis on the components of executive functions (working memory, response inhibition, and management time). This research is descriptive and content analysis by applying "Shannon Entropy" method. The population is consisted of all elementary school textbooks. The sample be consisted of reading and writing textbooks the third grade elementary in the 2014-2015. Research tool was Checklist executive functions based on scientific principles of executive functions ()Which was developed by the researcher and content validity was established by 10 specialists. The results showed importance coefficient of components of executive functions in reading and writing textbooks are almost identical (%33). Given the role that response inhibition has in children's cognitive development and educational and with regard to researchers emphasis on this component, is essential that authors of reading and writing textbooks have to pay necessary attention to response inhibition in the next edition .