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Download full textKuzu, Abdullah; Akbulut, Yavuz; Sahin, Mehmet Can – Online Submission, 2007
This paper introduces an evaluation tool prepared to examine the quality of visuals in course-books. The tool is based on Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (i.e. Generative Theory) and its principles regarding the correct use of illustrations within text. The reason to generate the tool, the development process along with the…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Learning Theories, Test Construction, Test Reliability
Gentry, Larry A. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the precise content of elementary school spelling instruction. Spelling textbooks for grades one through six from seven major commercial publishers were selected on the basis of their use in elementary classrooms and were subjected to a critical, computer-assisted analysis in order to identify and classify the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Measures (Individuals)
Huetteman, Julie Doidge – 1989
An instrument to assist in assessing textbooks was created to provide a concise format for comparison and evaluation. Textbook characteristics were selected to illustrate content and proportion of characteristics of textbooks. Nine textbook characteristics were selected for quantifying the content areas of textbooks: (1) number of pages in the…
Descriptors: Charts, Content Analysis, Data Collection, Illustrations
Peer reviewedStigler, James W.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
Mathematics curricula in Japan, Taiwan and the United States are compared for concepts and skills, and a cross-national test of mathematics achievement is described. Among selected first- and fifth-grade children, students in Japan and Taiwan consistently outperformed their American counterparts. Achievement levels and curriculum content do not…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedEllsworth, Randy A. – Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Analysis of educational psychology textbooks identified textbook authors' guidelines for teachers to follow when writing multiple-choice test items. Selected guidelines were used to evaluate multiple-choice items (N=1,080) from 18 college instructor guides to educational psychology texts. Results indicated that approximately 60 percent of the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedFrisbie, David A.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1993
The nature and quality of chapter-end tests accompanying social studies and science textbooks used in elementary school and middle school grades were studied through reviews by 3 judges of 91 tests. Identified shortcomings lead to the recommendation that these tests not be used intact in classroom assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
