Cooperation between school and producer is necessary for ensuring learner verified materials. A related article is EA 503 987. (Author/MF)

Context in this article is the victimization of teacher's in their purchase of textbooks. (RK)

Part 1 of the article appeared in vl nl of Linguistik und Didaktik.'' (WB)

Critique of The Good Companion", a grammar used in German high schools. Claims that the faulty formulation of grammatical rules in the text will lead students to the commission of errors in forming English sentences. (RS)

Critiques the content and structure of the CHEM Study course as it is used in English schools. RElates student achievement and criticisms of the course over a three year period. Compares CHEM Study with the English A-level chemistry. Author offers his assessment of the course in terms of Skinner's learning theory and American cultural influences.…

Four texts are reviewed: a compilation of essays on Canadian education; a collection of primary and secondary materials on Western education; a biography of Simon Bolivar as an educator; and, a collection of essays by Samuel Hartlib and John Dury from 17th century England. (DB)

Significant differences were found between the stated objectives of most college level economics textbooks and the instruments included in the instructor's manuals to measure student achievement. (Author/RM)

Evaluates 24 introductory college textbooks in human and regional geography in light of their presentation of traditional approaches and contemporary research themes and assesses their reading level. Findings show that many approaches to introducing knowledge are used, information presented lags behind current research, and reading levels are…

To show that in their elementary school years, American students read many pages of inconsiderate text, a segment from a sixth grade social studies textbook is analyzed. Criteria used to determine considerateness are structure, coherence, unity, and audience appropriateness. (RM)