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Marek, Pam; Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Examines 17 undergraduate cognitive psychology textbooks published in the United States with copyright dates between 1995 and 1999. Intends to facilitate textbook selection through a comparison of text length, reference citations, content, pedagogy, and illustrative material. Reveals that the textbooks diverge on topical emphasis. Includes an…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis
Ciborowski, Jean – 1992
Proposing two major shifts in how to involve low readers more effectively in textbook learning, this book suggests that students, even those with low reading skills, can learn to use mainstream textbooks, and that textbooks can be designed to make them more usable for all students. The book presents a series of instructional techniques that…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Achievement, Readability
Zavalo, Lauro – 1997
This paper explains that materials on the teaching of Latin-American literature are sparse, even though most researchers in the field will dedicate much of their time to teaching. The paper adds that, in scholarly journals, little attention is given to teaching literature, and the topic is also absent from most academic congresses. The paper then…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Holt-Reynolds, Diane; McDiarmid, G. Williamson – 1994
Twenty-eight prospective English teachers at a large midwestern state university participated in this study of what they believe literature to be and what criteria they apply in choosing texts they would teach. Although the prospective teachers reported that they had not been taught explicit criteria for evaluating texts, they had no difficulty…
Descriptors: English Instruction, English Literature, English Teacher Education, Evaluation Criteria
Fay, Jack R.; Stryker, Judson P. – 1992
A study was done of higher education faculty members' views of ethics in relation to academics and the use of a professor's own text or a fellow faculty member's text as a course requirement. A questionnaire was sent to 210 accounting professors selected at random of whom 53 percent responded. The response rate alone indicated a widespread…
Descriptors: Accounting, Assignments, Business Education, Codes of Ethics
Danzer, Gerald A. – 1997
The teaching of history is part of the continuous process of redefining American civilization that lies at the center of what it means to be an American. A major challenge facing teachers of U.S. history is how to strike an appropriate balance between the forces of continuity and change. Much of the concern over history standards and the choice of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, High Schools, History Instruction
Mayer, William V., Ed.; Bennetta, William J., Ed. – Bookwatch, 1988
Each issue in this set of newsletters is devoted exclusively to reviews of a science textbook. Each text is reviewed by two scientists and one science educator. Textbooks reviewed by issue are: (1) "Scott, Foresman Biology" (1988); (2) "Heath Life Science" (1987); (3) "Prentice-Hall Biology" (1987); (4) "Scott, Foresman Life Science" (1987); (5)…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Book Reviews, Earth Science
American School Board Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Educational Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation, Information Services
Arnold, David L. – 1989
The study examined the role of the textbook, not as a teaching tool but as an artifact in the professional culture of higher education faculty. The three areas of focus were visibility and review, selection criteria, and scholarly engagement and reward. The study was structured in terms of institutional or professional culture to determine if…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Quality, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education
Rivera, Leonila; And Others – 1990
The first section of this paper concerns definitions and concepts of multicultural education, multiculturalism, and the means of achieving cross-cultural functioning. Section 2 deals with the major objectives of multicultural education. These objectives are discussed in relation to the introduction of concepts of multicultural education into the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity, Higher Education
Burns, Gary – 1989
There are numerous ways to structure the introduction to film course so as to meet the needs of the different types of students who typically enroll. Assuming there is no production component in the course, the teacher is left with two major approaches to choose from--historical and aesthetic. The units in the course will typically be built around…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Film Study
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1986
Designed for publishers and producers, this document initiates the annual subject area(s) adoption of basic instructional materials for California schools, kindergarten through eighth grade. The document presents an overview of the total instructional materials adoption-distribution process, specific instructions relating to initial submissions…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English Curriculum, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials
National Council for Geographic Education. – 1986
This textbook evaluation instrument is provided to assess (1) content properties; (2) instructional properties; (3) physical properties; (4) readability; and (5) other properties such as cultural mix, organization of text, and suitability for various grade levels in secondary level world geography and global studies textbooks. For the first three…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Geography Instruction, Global Approach, Readability
Marshall, John D. – 1986
While much has been written about state-level textbook selection and adoption, little careful, systematic data gathering has taken place. One result of this absence of formal study is that few people understand the scope and complexity of interacting persons and processes taking place whenever states make textbook decisions. This paper presents…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Lobbying, Policy Formation
Young, M. Jean; Riegeluth, Charles M. – 1988
This booklet addresses the question of what is wrong with textbooks and then shows how textbooks can be improved through the selection process. A conceptual scheme is proposed as the basis of the selection process. Specific attributes and features to look for when selecting textbooks, based on this conceptual scheme, are discussed. Five categories…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
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