Features of Textbook Analysis for Primary School

Abstract

The article reflects the principles and methods of studying a textbook for elementary school, identifies the main directions of its analysis from the point of view of historical and pedagogical science. Particular attention is paid to interdisciplinary research of the school textbook as a constructor and as a product of culture. The textbook is considered as a backbone factor of educational processes. In this regard, there is a need for examination of modern textbooks. Taking into account the fact that the competence content of education passes through all educational subjects, the newly created textbooks should not only provide children with a certain amount of educational information, but also form necessary competences in the language and fundamentals of science, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy, the ability to work in a team, to counter any discrimination, etc., which are considered equally important – that a necessary foundation for lifelong learning. The need to create new textbooks for primary school is today's social order. An integral component of the selection of textbooks is conducting an examination by teachers, methodologists, scientific, scientific-pedagogical workers in order to determine the textbook that is needed for a modern student. The analysis of the textbook is necessary for the implementation of a thorough scientific and pedagogical analysis of the content of the textbook and the provision of reasoned recommendations for improving its quality. Therefore, the analysis of textbooks for primary school contributes to their effective use.