Analysis and improvement of the system of textbook expertise and educational materials in Kazakhstan

Abstract

This article reviews the problems of school textbook expertise and measures to improve it. The development of quality textbooks and its appropriate evaluation is important to provide effective educational resources. In this regard, the issue of improving the quality of textbooks and requirements for scientific and pedagogical expertise is one of the priorities of the education system. This paper analyzes the existing practice of textbook expertise in Kazakhstan and the experience of foreign leading countries in the field of expertise of textbooks. The strengths and weaknesses are identified, opportunities and threats to the current system of expertise are described, and recommendations for its improvement are presented. Empirical research was conducted among experts in educational literature to identify areas for improving the current process of textbook expertise. Opinions and feedback from experts were collected and analyzed; their comments and suggestions on the technology of expertise were taken into account. The matrix was developed in the framework of the project “Modernization of secondary education” and implemented by the Republican scientific-practical center of education content expertise of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the support of the World Bank, and with further adjustment and adaptation to the system of examination of textbooks and teaching materials taking into account the specific subject content in all levels of education was proposed to improve the examination procedure of textbooks and teaching materials.