The REFLECTIONS of “POINTS to CONSIDER in WRITING TEXTBOOKS” CONTAINED in the 2017 SECONDARY EDUCATION HISTORY 9-11 CURRICULUM in the NINTH GRADE HISTORY TEXTBOOK

The Ninth Grade History Curriculum, which is a product of the period in which the curricula have been radically changed in accordance with the principles of pedagogy in the Republic of Turkey, was published in 2007 and remained in force until 2017. The High School Grades 9-11 History Curriculum, published in 2017 and updated in 2018, involves points to consider in writing textbooks. This study aims to determine to what degree the points contained under “Points to Consider in Writing Textbooks” included in the history curriculum are fulfilled in the ninth-grade history textbook published in 2017 by the Ministry of National Education of Turkey. In the present study, out of qualitative research methods, document analysis method was used. The data of the present study were obtained from the history textbook, which was the first product written based on the High School Grades 9-11 History Curriculum published in 2017, was printed 1,354,199 copies by the Ministry of National Education of Turkey, and was offered to all ninth-grade students as a single book. The data acquired from the textbook through analysis of written and visual content show that the points to consider specified in the curriculum with regards to quality preparatory work, use of visuals and literary products, teaching of concepts, design of activities, introduction of historical skills, assessment and evaluation activities, and use of basic and up-to-date resources are not fulfilled enough