Reviewing and Selecting Books and Learning Materials for School Use: A Helpful Set of Criteria and a List of Necessary Steps.

Cassie, J. R. Bruce; Styles, Ken H.

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ERIC Number: EJ254184

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Publication Date: 1981

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Reviewing and Selecting Books and Learning Materials for School Use: A Helpful Set of Criteria and a List of Necessary Steps.

Cassie, J. R. Bruce; Styles, Ken H.

Education Canada, v21 n3 p12-15 Fall 1981

Criteria to serve as a basis for intelligent review and selection of books and materials for use in schools include: the nature of the learner; program gestalt; "teachability" of the material; determination of in-school use; content appropriateness; disposition of teacher, student, and parent; availability; physical format; cost; and legality. (NEC)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Media Selection, Reading Material Selection, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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