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Peer reviewedMuther, Connie – Educational Leadership, 1984
Provides guidelines for evaluation in textbook selection. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Standards, Textbook Evaluation
Peer reviewedRedei, G. P. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1984
Provides 45 guidelines useful in selecting college-level textbooks. The guidelines are presented under five major categories: (1) course strategy and tactics; (2) point of view; (3) accuracy of content; (4) currency of content; and (5) packaging information. (JN)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Higher Education, Textbook Content
Osborn, Jean – Curriculum Review, 1987
Describes "A Guide to Selecting Basal Reading Programs," which was developed to help textbook adoption committees select basal reading texts in elementary schools. Topics discussed include development of booklets that describe various aspects of reading instruction and the role of the guidelines in improving the quality of basal reading…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Check Lists, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Stoddard, Ann H. – 1984
Intended for primary school teachers involved in social studies instruction, this paper offers guidelines for selecting and using children's literature to teach social studies concepts. The paper first deals with selecting children's literature works, presenting basic considerations relating children's developmental stages to characteristics of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
