An Evaluation of History Textbooks

An Evaluation of History Textbooks

Textbooks are the most predominant instructional medium used in America today. Recent research indicates that the issue of textbook readability is complex, extending beyond traditional text evaluation based on readability formulas. In this study, 10 eighth-grade texts were evaluated with respect to...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of special education 1992, Vol.25 (4), p.472-491
Hauptverfasser: Kinder, Diane, Bursuck, Bill, Epstein, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Content Area Reading
Grade 8
History Instruction
History Textbooks
Junior High Schools
Questioning Techniques
Readability
Review (Reexamination)
Text Structure
Textbook Evaluation
Textbook Research
United States History
Vocabulary Development
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Zusammenfassung:Textbooks are the most predominant instructional medium used in America today. Recent research indicates that the issue of textbook readability is complex, extending beyond traditional text evaluation based on readability formulas. In this study, 10 eighth-grade texts were evaluated with respect to factors such as global coherence, local coherence, questioning techniques, and vocabulary development. Results are discussed in terms of instructional implications.
ISSN:0022-4669
1538-4764
DOI:10.1177/002246699202500405