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Sherman, Milan F.; Cayton, Charity; Walkington, Candace; Funsch, Alexandra – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2020
Research has demonstrated that textbooks exert a considerable influence on students' learning opportunities and that technology has the potential to transform mathematics instruction. This brief report provides a systematic analysis of how technology tasks are integrated into secondary mathematics curricula by analyzing a sample of 20 textbooks.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Textbooks, Technology Integration, Calculators
Leifer, Rachel; Udall, Denis – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
Strong instructional materials are crucial to realizing the promise of the Common Core State Standards. Research suggests that the choice of instructional materials can have an impact as large as or larger than the impact of teacher quality. Unfortunately, many popular textbooks are not aligned to the new standards, leaving educators scrambling.…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Instructional Materials, Textbooks
Ross, Elinor P. – 1989
The process of evaluating and selecting basal readers has long been a primary concern for educators. Educators directly involved with textbook adoptions have expressed several concerns, including: time pressures on evaluators; lack of training for evaluators; concerns related to publishers; and correlations with state or district curriculum.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Models