Improving the Textbook Selection Process. Fastback 275

Improving the Textbook Selection Process. Fastback 275

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...

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Hauptverfasser: Young, M. Jean, Riegeluth, Charles M
Format: Web Resource
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Elementary Secondary Education
Instructional Design
Textbook Content
Textbook Evaluation
Textbook Preparation
Textbook Publication
Textbook Research
Textbook Selection
Textbook Standards
Textbooks
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Zusammenfassung: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 of selection criteria are discussed: (1) needs analysis; (2) subject-matter content; (3) social content; (4) readability; and (5) instructional design. A 35-item bibliography is included. (SI)