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Peer reviewedWood, Terry L.; Wood, William L. – Science Education, 1988
Examines the reading level and potential comprehension level of 10 fourth-grade science textbooks. Reports that there is a great deal of variability between and within the science texts. (YP)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 4
Peer reviewedMuther, Connie – Educational Leadership, 1985
Presents information on textbook design and marketing practices, and their consequences for textbook content; recommends that selection committees firmly define the role of the textbook in curriculum, and adapt published materials to their school system's unique requirements. (MCG)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Marketing
Martin, Curtis M. – 1996
This geography textbook assessment is a tool and a guide for teachers and curriculum administrators who are responsible for adopting classroom geography materials. The assessment's goal is to help teachers identify the geography textbooks that are most compatible with the content goals of the geography education reform movement as stated in "The…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction
