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Download full textRisner, Gregory P. – 1987
This study sought to determine the cognitive levels of questioning of end-of-chapter test items accompanying selected fifth-grade science textbooks. The extent to which test items emphasized high level questioning and significant differences among texts in the distribution of knowledge and above-knowledge-level test items were also investigated.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Rausch, Ralph W. – 1983
Writing textbooks are changing to reflect the curricular shift from an emphasis on product to an emphasis on process. The product approach focused mainly on surface features and used an instructional strategy of testing writing rather than teaching it. The process approach focuses on what effective writers do as they move through the stages of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Walker, Sandra S. – 1980
In 1980, a study was conducted to determine the current status of word processing (WP) in Illinois in order to suggest ways to improve curricula in Illinois postsecondary schools. The study involved: (1) soliciting and evaluating WP textbooks and course materials from 9 textbook publishers; (2) requesting information from 14 WP manufacturers and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Electronic Equipment
Hamel, Cheryl J.; And Others – 1983
A study assessed the training effectiveness of instructional materials designed in accordance with three format models for (1) recalling facts about equipment, (2) applying rules and regulations, and (3) classifying objects and signals. Three types of self-paced instructional materials were compared: learning aids, programmed instruction, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Talmage, Harriet; Walberg, Herbert T. – 1977
One component of an evaluation research model for system-wide selection of curriculum materials is reported: implementation of an evaluation design for obtaining data that permits professional and lay persons to base curriculum materials decisions on a "best fit" principle. The design includes teacher characteristics, learning environment…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Lopez-Valadez, E. Jeanne, Ed. – 1976
This volume is the first of a series of annotated bibliographies describing the library holdings of the Bilingual Education Service Center in Arlington Heights, Illinois. In addition to providing a representative sampling of available materials, this bibliography could be useful in the preliminary selection of instructional and resource tools.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
Woodward, Arthur – 1982
This paper suggests that some of the U.S. history textbooks selected and analyzed by Frances Fitzgerald in her research on the political socialization function of U.S. history ("America Revised," 1979) were never widely used in schools and that the results of her study are, therefore, unrepresentative. The paper also presents a…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Research, History Textbooks
Brenneke, Judith Staley, Ed. – 1981
The papers in this publication will help elementary and secondary educators integrate economic concepts and tools into consumer education courses. Responses to the papers are also included. There are eight chapters. Chapter one describes the project that is the subject of this publication and that resulted in the national seminar. The goal of the…
Descriptors: Classification, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Economics Education
Stone, James C.; And Others – 1980
Methodology and findings are reported for a study of the materials and instructional components of the Reading and Writing Laboratories at Ohlone College conducted by a team of five external evaluators. The report's first section details: (1) the goals of both labs, as articulated by the college; (2) specific objectives of the study; i.e., to…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Instructional Materials, Program Evaluation, Reading Centers
Stone, Sheila D. – 1981
A study was conducted to validate the welding curriculum materials developed and published by the Oklahoma State Department of Vocational and Technical Education. Twelve instructors collected achievement data (unit tests, assignment sheets, and evaluation forms) concerning the performance of 280 students on a total of 46 instructional units. Item…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Field Tests, Instructional Materials, Job Application
Anders, Patricia L., Ed. – 1980
A selection of seven articles on teaching reading to high school students is presented in this report. The topics discussed are: (1) a structured approach to reading expository prose, (2) the effectiveness of sustained silent reading, (3) readability variations in secondary remedial high interest books, (4) the effects of previewing difficult…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, High Schools, Language Proficiency, Readability
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1964
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A PANEL OF SIX AMERICAN HISTORIANS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WHO REVIEWED SEVEN HISTORY TEXTS WIDELY USED IN THE STATE TO ASSESS THEIR TREATMENT OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO. THEY FOUND THAT MOST OF THE TEXTS REFLECTED VIEWS REJECTED OR DRASTICALLY MODIFIED BY GOOD CURRENT HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP. MANY OF THESE…
Descriptors: American History, Black History, Civil War (United States), Course Content
TANNENBAUM, HAROLD E.; AND OTHERS – 1964
GUIDELINES FOR THE EVALUATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAMS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE STUDENTS ARE PRESENTED. CRITERIA ARE INCLUDED FOR (1) ESTABLISHED CURRICULUMS, (2) LIBRARY FACILITIES, (3) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, (4) FIELD EXPERIENCES AND AUDIOVISUAL AIDS, (5) TEACHER-MADE TESTS, AND (6) CLASSROOM TEACHING TECHNIQUES. SUBDIVISIONS…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
Nasoetion, N.; And Others – 1976
The primary purpose of this project was to develop model evaluation procedures that could be applied to large educational undertakings in Indonesia. Three programs underway in Indonesia were selected for the development of evaluation models: the Textbook-Teacher Upgrading Project, the Development School Project, and the Examinations (Item Bank)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Rekart, Deborah M. – 1978
This paper examines three ways in which the Spanish imperfect and preterite are theoretically conceptualized and how such conceptions are realized practically in elementary Spanish textbooks. An attempt is made to present the three approaches as constituting a theoretical progression rather than viewing them as isolated treatments of the same…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
