A Content analysis of images in elementary science textbooks using the Slough and McTigue method

The purpose of the present research isacontent analysis of images in elementary science textbooks using the Slough and McTigue method.Content analysis method (image analysis) is used in this research.The sample of study comprise all elementary school science textbooks 2015 - 2016. Descriptive statistics were used to analysis the data.The validity of this test is the content validity, which has been validated by Slough. The reliability of this method is the coefficient of agreement between coders, of which the agreement rate is 87%. The findings show the texts in each of six books have a linear structure andReader interaction with more text is an active transmission of information. The format of the textbooks page is single-page The share of images is more than text, all of which are color images. Theproportion of images whit related titles, most images contain titles highlight some aspects of the subject under discussion.Most images are in adjacent text. Most images are referred to texts.In the semantic relations of text and image, images represent a larger share. According to the results, it is necessary to use a variety of text structures and graphic elements.