Özet:

This research aims to examine the suitability of question types in secondary school mathematics textbooks for realistic mathematics education. The scope of the research based on document review consists of a total of nine mathematics textbooks, two at the 5th grade, three in the 6th grade, one in the 7th grade, and three at the 8th grade, approved by the Board of Education in the 2020-2021 academic year. While the textbooks were included in the scope of the research, the suitability of the sample, exercise and unit evaluation questions for realistic mathematics education was taken into consideration. The "Realistic Mathematics Education Question Evaluation Form" developed by the researchers was used as a data collection tool. The data obtained from the form, in which arrangements were made in line with expert opinions, were subjected to content analysis. As a result of the research, it was seen that the suitability of the questions for realistic mathematics education decreased as the grade level increased. In other words, as the subjects in the textbook prepared for the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th-grade levels progress from concrete to abstract, their suitability for real-life situations decreasesIn textbooks for the 5th and 6th grade levels, sample questions take up more space than unit evaluation questions.Similarly, it was observed that the percentage of sample questions in these books was higher than the percentage of practice questions. It has been observed that the suitability of the questions in the 5th and 6th grade textbooks to Realistic Mathematics Education is close to each other. It was determined that the suitability of the questions in the textbooks for Realistic Mathematics Education decreased by half in the transition from the 7th to the 8th grade. It has been found in the research that as topic areas in mathematics textbooks move from concrete to abstract, there is a decrease in questions that allow students to associate mathematical situations with real life situations.

Anahtar Kelimeler: