Described is the Textbook Questioning Strategies Assessment Instrument and its utilization by teachers in the selection of a secondary level biology textbook. (SL)

Describes an actual study to illustrate how school districts might utilize research techniques in making decisions as to the most suitable textbooks to be adopted in their schools. (JR)

Outlines the frustrations foreign language teachers experience in attempting to select appropriate methods, textbooks, and teaching materials. (DS)

Language Arts teachers must be vigilant in their selection of books for students because of racist and sexist stereotypes. (Author)

Notes the different approaches to teaching theory found in a survey of 84 journalism and mass communication instructors. Provides a list of reviews of the 55 texts and four articles most often cited in the survey. (RL)

Argues that the original Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) test scores indicated large mismatches between the average difficulty of the textbooks used in each grade and the average ability of students in that grade. Presents a rescaling procedure to provide new, valid DRP test scores and grade equivalent scores for selecting instructional materials.…

This handbook is designed to provide basic background information on the social studies curriculum, as well as current information on publications, standards, and special materials for K-12 social studies. The introduction provides an overview of the ideologies and philosophies that have affected U.S. curriculum through the years. The volume is…

Reviews four approaches to selecting language textbooks and outlines points to be considered before selecting. (CK)

In 1984, parents of a Minneapolis, Minnesota, ninth grader came before the school district's "Students' Right to Learn Committee" to object to what they described as a bowdlerized version of "Romeo and Juliet" in the Scott, Foresman text, and the publisher's failure to acknowledge in the text that the play was abridged. The…

Article discussed the obstacles one must hurdle in order to produce an effective textbook. (RK)

This study explored the relationship between attributes of innovative social studies materials and school administrator's attitudes towards and adoption of these materials. Attributes which were studied included relative advantage, compatibility, observability, trialability, observable benefits and investment requirements. (Author/AV)

Provides information concerning the development and use of the Textbook Questioning Strategies Assessment Instrument (TQSAI). (CP)

Part 1 appeared in English Language Teaching", v26 n1 Oct 1971. (VM)