Abstract:

This study aims to examine the pictures and photographs in Turkish textbooks taught in 7th and 8th grades in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) according to their types and the steps in the Revised Bloom Taxonomy. In this context, the pictures and photographs in the Turkish textbooks taught in the 7th and 8th grades in the 2021-2022 academic year in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and published by the TRNC Ministry of National Education and Culture were first classified according to their types, and then their distributed and evaluated according to the Revised Bloom Taxonomy steps. In addition, the distribution of painting and photography types according to the steps in the Revised Bloom Taxonomy has been specifically examined based on the two themes “Me and My Environment” and “My Country and My Cultural Values” chosen as examples from both textbooks, and it is aimed to form a basis for more accurate analyzes. In the study, the document analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. It was found that the types of pictures and photographs in the examined Turkish textbooks did not show a balanced distribution; and that the pictures and photographs primarily aim to explain and complete the text. In addition, it was determined that the concentration, problem, creative and criticism pictures and photographs that would activate the high-level mental skills of the students were not sufficiently included; and it was observed that 27.59% of the pictures and 14.64% of the photographs in the 7th grade Turkish textbook aim to gain metacognitive skills. In the 8th grade Turkish textbook, this rate was found to be 30.64% for pictures and 27.08% for photographs.

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