This paper outlines a preliminary investigation into the kinds of mathematical and mathematics educational values conveyed in representative lower secondary mathematics textbooks in Singapore and Victoria, Australia. Mathematical and mathematics educational values are viewed as being influenced by--and acting on--different sociocultural levels of…

Pictures in introductory college level psychology textbooks are remembered and retained at significant levels for substantial time periods. (AM)

Validates the college-level designation of the Fry Graph using comparative validity data. (AEA)

The author examines the 1964 and 1980 editions of a basal reader from the British Ladybird series to see how much change had occurred in sex role presentations. (SJL)

Briefly summarizes some recent advances in instructional science and indicates how this knowledge can be used to improve the instructional quality of textbooks and other instructional materials. Procedures for developing a textbook and for evaluating a textbook are provided. (Author/MER)

Content analysis of test banks accompanying 17 management education texts revealed that questions refer to male examples nearly two-thirds of the time. Female managers were referred to significantly more often by first name only. (SK)

Investigates whether analogical reasoning is included in four major basal reading series and, if so, the nature of such instruction. Finds that three of the four series examined taught analogical reasoning directly, but that the nature and extent of each series' instructional recommendations varied widely. (RS/JAD)

Analyzes nine of the leading textbooks in the field of curriculum to determine if there are common domains of content knowledge. Points out that there is no dominant textbook in curriculum which establishes a format for other textbooks to follow because there is no consensus on what content knowledge is important for curriculum study. (GG)

Assesses linguistic accuracy and clarity of grammar presentation of 11 college foreign language textbooks according to six linguistically based criteria. The French determiner system is used as the basis for comparison. The need for linguistic insight in pedagogical texts to facilitate development of students' communicative competence is…

The presentations of evolutionary theory of 13 prominent secondary school biology textbooks (3 Chinese, 8 American, and 2 Soviet) were examined using the methods of content analysis. Pronounced differences in topic emphasis among the 13 textbooks and systematic trends between countries are discussed. (Author/ZWH)

Contrasts data gathered regarding how textbooks deal with natural selection and teacher's ability to explore pupils' ideas related to it with an approach seeking to develop the pupils' capacity to explain biological change using the model of natural selection. Results show the approach is often characterized by superficial handling of key ideas…

Presents results of a content analysis of 46 postsecondary reading textbooks to assess the texts' incorporation of features that enhance learning. Describes the use of a modified version of Singer's Friendly Text Inventory to analyze the texts in terms of organization, explication, conceptual density, metadiscourse, and instructional devices. (DMM)

Describes the development of a valid and reliable method to quantitatively analyze the content of science textbooks, especially those used in middle and senior high school science courses. The approach employed four aspects of scientific literacy to determine curriculum balance in textbooks. (KR)

Reports on a three-step research project examining students' familiarity with, and ability to make, polite requests. It is suggested that input from textbooks can be used to fill the gap related to polite requests if more information is devoted to the presentation and practice of formulaic expressions and appropriate linguistic forms such as the…

Examines lexico-grammatical features in an introductory textbook in relation to the thematic organization of the textbook. Comparison is made with a second textbook and the contribution of the lexico-grammatical feature to establish an epistemology of geology. Suggestions are made for supporting English-as-a-Second-Language students in processing…