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Peer reviewedHerbolich, James B. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1979
Compares nine beginning textbooks for use in teaching English as a foreign language on the basis of their treatment of negation in English. (DD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research
Peer reviewedSchneider, David E. – Communication Education, 1992
Reports on the evaluation of readability levels of 16 public speaking textbooks and 7 skills-oriented interpersonal communication textbooks. Finds sizable differences among public speaking textbooks. Advocates using readability data in the process of textbook selection and suggests how to do so. (SR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Readability
Peer reviewedNielsen, Larry A.; Schroeder, Marie – Journal of Environmental Education, 1983
Analyzed man-environment textbooks to characterize the "typical" book and determine which criteria need to be assessed most carefully by instructors. The study's purpose was not to decide which book was best, but to evaluate which features of books vary most. Provides four questions as tools for the initial textbook screening process.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Environmental Education, Evaluation Criteria
Pickett, Nell Ann – 1977
The purpose of this study was to compare characteristics desired by college English teachers in a composition handbook with the characteristics actually found in those recently published in order to help teachers in the selection of this resource. Data were collected through a questionnaire sent to 200 members (170 responded) of the Conference on…
Descriptors: College English, Comparative Analysis, English Instruction, Higher Education
