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Ruth French – Qualitative Research Journal, 2025
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explain key aspects of teaching and learning relevant to sustaining literacy development beyond the early years of schooling, including effective teaching of more complex texts. The paper takes as its point of departure Touchstone 9 of the Foundation Touchstones promoted by the Foundation of Learning and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Sustainability, Psychological Patterns, Difficulty Level
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Nam Nhat Lien; Nhi Hoa Mai; Nguyen Huynh Trang – TESL-EJ, 2024
In EFL countries where English is rarely practiced outside the classroom, textbooks have become the major input source for learners. Particularly in Vietnam, multiple textbook series are available simultaneously for the same grade. Thus, it is important to examine if their vocabulary is appropriate and of similar difficulty. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Vocabulary Development, Independent Study, English (Second Language)
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Nhu Huynh Le; Hung Tan Ha – SAGE Open, 2023
The article presents a lexical study that investigates the lexical demands of academic written texts at different levels of writing. By employing the British National Corpus/ Corpus of Contemporary American English (BNC/COCA) word list and the Academic Word List (AWL), the present study analyzed data from the British Academic Written English…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Writing (Composition), North American English, Word Lists
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Yunianta, Tri Nova Hasti; Suryadi, Didi; Dasari, Dadan; Herman, Tatang – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2023
The objective of textbook study is to create high-quality textbooks. Analysis was done using a praxeological-didactical analysis (PDA) method. PDA offers space to analyze curriculum materials, such as math textbooks, which are the outcome of human action in the anthropology of a specific nation's society. There are 10 types of tasks given in the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Textbooks, Task Analysis
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Munfaridah, Nuril; Avraamidou, Lucy; Goedhart, Martin – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Using multiple representations (MR) such as graphs, symbols, diagrams, and text, is central to teaching and learning in physics classrooms. While different studies have provided evidence of the positive impact of the use of MR on physics learning, a comprehensive overview of existing literature on the use of MR in physics education, especially at…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Atar, Cihat – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
The Processability Theory suggests that teachability and learn ability of a language is constrained by what learners are ready to acquire. This means that what is presented to the learners should be in line with their level and readiness. Textbooks are one of the fundamental resources of language learning and teaching, and in this sense, analyzing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Processing, Learning Readiness
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Jung, Ji-Yung – English Teaching, 2020
The Cognition Hypothesis postulates that more cognitively complex tasks can trigger more accurate and complex language production, thereby advancing second language (L2) development. However, few studies have directly examined the relationship between task manipulations and L2 development. To address this gap, this article reviews, via an analytic…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Difficulty Level, Grammar, Second Language Learning
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Roth, Daniel – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2017
Although vocabulary instruction is a pressing need for postsecondary reading instructors, a minimal amount of current postsecondary scholarship addresses this need, and almost no current scholarship addresses the textbook tradition of morphemic analysis (MA). The present article reviews the literature on MA instruction and argues for teaching MA…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Developmental Studies Programs, Reading Instruction, Textbooks
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Gallagher, Tiffany; Fazio, Xavier; Ciampa, Katia – Canadian Journal of Education, 2017
Science curriculum standards were mapped onto various texts (literacy readers, trade books, online articles). Statistical analyses highlighted the inconsistencies among readability formulae for Grades 2-6 levels of the standards. There was a lack of correlation among the readability measures, and also when comparing different text sources. Online…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Readability, Textbooks, Science Education
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Stevens, Robert J.; Lu, Xiaofei; Baker, David P.; Ray, Melissa N.; Eckert, Sarah A.; Gamson, David A. – American Educational Research Journal, 2015
This research investigated the cognitive demands of reading curricula from 1910 to 2000. We considered both the nature of the text used and the comprehension tasks asked of students in determining the cognitive demands of the curricula. Contrary to the common assumption of a trend of simplification of the texts and comprehension tasks in third-…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Reading Instruction, Curriculum
Dominique, Philippe – Francais dans le Monde, 1987
A three-volume series of French language textbooks designed for children is found to be well-designed and well-presented. The quality of the series is judged according to these criteria: presentation of grammar, phonetics, theme, points of interest, characters, setting, photos, as well as the quality of the paper on which the text is printed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Criteria
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Armbruster, Bonnie B.; Anderson, Thomas H. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1988
The article discusses three features of content area textbooks that make them relatively easy to read, understand, and learn from--structure, coherence, and audience appropriateness. For each feature, the article describes the research basis for the feature, outlines problems with existing textbooks, and presents suggestions for evaluating…
Descriptors: Coherence, Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education