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Cassie, J. R. Bruce; Styles, Ken H. – Education Canada, 1981
Criteria to serve as a basis for intelligent review and selection of books and materials for use in schools include: the nature of the learner; program gestalt; "teachability" of the material; determination of in-school use; content appropriateness; disposition of teacher, student, and parent; availability; physical format; cost; and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Media Selection
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1995
This comprehensive, annotated resource list is designed to assist educators in selecting language arts resources for the elementary classroom. The authorized resources are listed under two main headings: series and individual resources. The series are listed alphabetically under each grade level. The individual resources are often authorized…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1993
This handbook contains the evaluation strategy and the instructional strategy components of the Evaluating Students' Learning and Communication Processes program. The program described in the handbook is based on the principle that secondary school students' achievement is related to the extent to which students have independent control over…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1978
Directed towards kindergarten and primary school teachers, this manual outlines strategies that will lead new teachers to a deeper understanding of the skills required of them in story-time and provides experienced teachers with a source of continuing reference. The manual will also serve teachers' needs for story reading and story telling with…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1994
This annotated listing of fiction and nonfiction works suitable for use in Senior High English courses was written and developed by teachers, in Alberta, Canada. It contains 83 new titles and 44 titles carried over from the 1983 list. A specific edition of each of the novel and nonfiction titles in the list has been authorized because of such…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Controversial Issues (Course Content), English Instruction, Fiction
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Instructional Media Services. – 1983
Compiled to help teachers and teacher-librarians select children's books for kindergarten through eighth grade, this bibliography consists of fiction books of good literary quality published since 1976, of which half are Canadian. The bibliography's content is organized so as to identify each of the 89 books in five different ways: author,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Canadian Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAbu-Rabia, Salim – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1995
Reading comprehension experiments suggest that cultural content means little to Arab students reading in a second language (English). The students did just as well or better reading stories with no Arabic content. The study also found significant differences in the learning strategies of male and female Arab students. (MJP)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Arabs, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships
Gambell, Trevor J. – 1986
Focusing on literature and the teaching of literature, this monograph presents and discusses salient issues, inviting the reader to participate in the dialogue. The first section following the introduction presents reasons for teaching literature and discusses the types, quality, and selection of literature, as well as literature and values. The…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Canadian Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedHopkins, Richard – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
An examination of how well the Canadian public library is meeting the needs of the serious reader interested in self education, as compared to new and secondhand book stores and academic libraries, found that the public library is the most important and effective agency in providing materials for this group. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Bookstores, Comparative Analysis
