New textbooks, slides, and recordings of interest to the English teacher are reviewed. (SP)

Offers guidelines for evaluating basal reading series when two series are to be adopted. (HTH)

Discusses nonsexist guidelines that have been established by publishing houses and preliminary research on sexism in educational materials. The relatively sparse and dissimilar body of research identifying and assessing gender role portrayal in such textbooks underscores the need for more analyses by a standardized evaluative instrument. (46…

Evaluates and criticizes Goldsmith's book, "Autosegmental and Metrical Phonology." The analysis addresses several areas that are viewed as flaws in Goldsmith's synthesis both in the textbook and with the definition and use of the autosegmental notation. (32 references) (GLR)

Discusses the lack of calculus textbook improvements even though there have been complaints about them from students and professors. Argues against using commercial textbooks in calculus instruction. (ASK)

The validity and the reliability of a technique for identifying and studying presentation variables in mathematics texts were investigated in this study. A category system for classifying messages in mathematics texts in terms of mathematical content and processes and in terms of mode of representation, procedures for applying this system to…

Reviews books on practical physics available through English publishers. Each review includes author, title, publisher, number of pages, and cost. (SL)

Describes concerns over the quality and use of workbooks, especially in elementary reading classes. Provides criteria for evaluating workbooks, focusing on: the relationship of workbook tasks to the rest of the program; content; task design; sufficient practice, review, and extra practice; instructional language; art; and combining fun with…

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, November 27, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. (DS)