A Framework for Evaluating Textbooks.

Steinley, Gary L.

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Framework for Evaluating Textbooks.

Steinley, Gary L.

Clearing House, v61 n3 p114-18 Nov 1987

Suggests that those who evaluate textbooks for adoption in schools use a framework such as the one included, which examines writing style, tone, analogies and illustrations, sentence and paragraph coherence, headings and subheadings, and location of charts, graphs, and figures. (JC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cohesion (Written Composition), Illustrations, Readability, Reader Text Relationship, Student Needs, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection, Textbook Standards, Visual Aids, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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