Content Analysis of the Persian Elementary School of Mentally Retarded Students in terms of the structure of the theory of mind

This study was conducted to analyze the content of Persian textbooks of elementary school students up to sixth grade in the mental retardation students.

The research method is a descriptive survey of the analysis type. The statistical population of this study is all Persian textbooks from first grade to the sixth grade of elementary school students of mentally retarded students in 2017-2018 using the purposeful sampling method. In this petition, all 8 Persian books of these students were analyzed in terms of words and sentences.

The results of this research show that among the components of the theory of mind in the first grade Persian book, only the components of predicting the behavior of others and the ability to understand and interpret the emotional states of others have been discussed. In the second elementary school Persian book, the components of the ability to understand and interpret the emotional states of others, to predict the behavior of others, and to take into account the mental states of others have been discussed, and in the third elementary school Persian book, the components of the ability to understand and interpret the emotions and emotional experiences of others, predicting the behavior of others, predicting one's behavior, and considering one's mental states have been discussed. In the fourth grade Persian book, predicting the behavior of others, considering the mental states of others and considering one's own mental states and the ability to understand and interpret the emotions and experiences of others are mentioned in the content of the book as components of the theory of mind and in the content of the book In the 5th elementary Persian, the components of predicting one's own behavior, predicting the behavior of others, the ability to understand and interpret the emotions of others, and to consider the mental states of others are mentioned, and finally, in the 6th elementary Persian book, all the components of the theory of mind - although A little - apart from the ability to understand and interpret one's emotional states, it has been addressed.

With the results obtained from the analysis of the content of the Persian books of elementary school students with mental disabilities based on the structure of the theory of mind, it was found that in these books, all the structures of the theory of mind have not been fully addressed in most of the levels, or The limited form has been paid.