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Woodward, Arthur – 1986
This study analyzed the photographs and other illustrations from chapters covering subject matter common to seven secondary-level civics textbooks--the Constitution, the federal court system, local government, and economic systems--in order to determine how instructionally relevant they were to teaching and learning the content and concepts that…
Descriptors: Captions, Civics, Content Analysis, Illustrations
Choppin, Alain – 1990
Until the end of the last century the school textbook served only one purpose, which was to educate; today, faced with competition from the media, it also must be attractive. The development of the textbook over the last century has been characterized, on one hand, by greater diversity, and hence greater complexity, in the typographical methods…
Descriptors: Design, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Woodward, Arthur; Elliot, David L. – 1984
This study: (1) comprehensively reviews previous research on the treatment of evolution in high school biology textbooks; (2) describes the treatment of evolutionary theory, including mention of creationist explanations of the development of life forms, in the most recent editions of 15 high school biology textbooks from the major publishers; and…
Descriptors: Biology, Creationism, Evolution, High Schools
Powell, Richard R.; Garcia, Jesus – 1985
This study determined the quantitative and qualitative portrayal of females and minorities in the illustrations of seven contemporary elementary science textbook series. An evaluation instrument was devised to determine the current status of the targeted groups. Illustrations were evaluated on the basis of minority versus nonminority and male…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Females, Illustrations
Andereck, Mary E.; Dixon, Clifton V., Jr. – 1983
The purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze the Latin American content of contemporary world geography textbooks published for United States secondary schools. A preliminary review of the literature indicated that Latin America was generally omitted from world geography texts, Central America was given minimal attention, and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Content Area Reading, Educational Research, Geography
Bearden, Phernando T. – 1986
In many classrooms, the textbook becomes the main source used to determine objectives, procedures, opinions, questions, thoughts, and other items used in teaching U.S. history. This study was done to determine how the Reconstruction Era was presented in a selected group of junior high school U.S. history textbooks. The books were classified…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Course Content, Junior High Schools, Reconstruction Era

Powell, Richard R.; Garcia, Jesus – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Determined whether males, females, minorities, and nonminorities are quantitatively and qualitatively represented in the illustrations of seven contemporary elementary science textbooks (grades 1-6) in a manner that is reflective of society as it was, is, and should be. Results (based on examination of over 5,900 illustrations) are reported and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Females, Illustrations
May, Wanda T. – 1993
This report presents a detailed analysis of "Discover Art," an elementary textbook series by Laura Chapman. The study was guided by a large set of framing questions requiring a detailed examination of the series' goals, rationale, and structure; content selection, organization, and emphasis; the coherence of content explication in the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum

Williams, Richard L.; Yore, Larry D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Examines readability of elementary science textbooks regarding visual supplements (color, visuals, and page layout). Significant relationships were found between cloze scores and both grade level and content. Also found significant interaction between grade and sex in favor of older males. Eight of nine texts were at or near readability…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Readability

Cho, Hee-Hyung; And Others – Science Education, 1985
Three high school biology textbooks were analyzed to determine possible sources of misconceptions and related learning problems associated with genetics. Misconceptions were examined in these categories: conceptual organization; conceptual relations; use of terminology; and mathematical elements. Implications for instruction related to each…
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Genetics, Science Education

Cho, Hee-Hyung; Kahle, Jane Butler – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
This study demonstrated a direct relationship between achievement level (measured by responses to biological items on the 1977 National Assessment of Educational Progress's science survey) and concept emphasis in biology textbooks. In addition, recommendations of Project Synthesis were not found in newer biology textbooks. Other findings are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Educational Trends, High Schools
Brodbelt, Samuel; Wall, Robert E. – 1985
Thirty-one secondary level social studies textbooks, published between 1974 and 1984 were examined to determine the characteristics of those identified as heroes and heroines, the extent to which they were presented, and ways in which they were presented. Five institutional settings (family, religious, political, economics, and sports) and five…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Sex Bias
Gagnon, Paul – 1989
The first purpose of a high school course in U.S. history must be to help students understand the essence of democracy and those events, institutions, and forces that have either promoted or obstructed it. This review examines five textbooks and analyzes how useful they are in aiding that process, and how they might be made more helpful. The five…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Secondary Education

Rosenthal, Dorothy B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Twenty-two high school biology textbooks published between 1963 and 1983 were analyzed for their treatment of social issues. Results showed that attention to social issues decreased in these textbooks between 1963 and 1983. Implications of the results for biology education in the 1980s are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Trends, High Schools, Science Education

Shackelford, Jean – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Reviews 21 one-semester economics textbooks using Kenneth E. Boulding's ideas for introductory textbooks. Lists 240 concepts and topic areas in macroeconomics, microeconomics, public policy, and international economics that may be covered in a textbook. (NL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Economics, Economics Education, Higher Education