Textbooks: Dull Is Null, Spice Is Nice.

Parkhurst, Bill

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ERIC Number: EJ201668

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Publication Date: 1979

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Textbooks: Dull Is Null, Spice Is Nice.

Parkhurst, Bill

Change, v11 n4 p18-22 May-Jun 1979

The issue of readability vs academic standards in college textbooks is addressed. Problems in balancing both needs and other problems involving textbooks and the publishing industry, including textbook resales and routine revisions of texts, are discussed. (JMD)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Higher Education, Programed Instructional Materials, Publishing Industry, Readability, Readability Formulas, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Standards, Textbooks

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Language: English

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