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Lee, Hwa Young; Guajardo, Lino – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2023
Understanding and supporting students' development of graph literacy is important. We studied how aspects of graph literacy might be supported (or hindered) in middle school by analyzing the content in textbooks. Specifically, we conducted a content analysis of tasks involving two-dimensional Cartesian graphs presented in grade 6-8 US textbooks.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Mathematics Activities, Graphs, Grade 6
Sharp, Pat Tipton; Wood, Randy M. – Texas Reading Report, 1994
A study investigated the extent to which positive moral values are included in reading and social studies textbooks. Random samples of social studies textbooks (published by Harcourt Brace, D. C. Heath, Scott Foresman, Silver Burdett and Ginn, and McGraw-Hill) and reading textbooks (published by MacMillan/McGraw-Hill, Harcourt Brace, and Houghton…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 3
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Salvucci, Linda K. – History Teacher, 1991
Discusses coverage of Mexican history and Mexican Americans in 10 U.S. history textbooks approved for use in Texas. Criticizes the lack of complete information, ethnocentricity, and failure to present the Mexican point of view. Argues that U.S. history courses should cover topics of Mexican history, including Spanish colonialism, the Texas…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnocentrism, Majority Attitudes