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Peer reviewedHollabaugh, Mark – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Provides step-by-step procedures for developing an index which uses the Gunning Fog technique to evaluate the level of reading difficulty of textbooks. Cites examples, illustrations, and several warnings in the discussion. (RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods
Fiske, Edward B. – Principal, 1984
Textbook publishers are under attack for producing books that are superficial in content and oversimplified or confusing in language. They respond that their products are the inevitable result of applying the many textbook selection formulas to book production. Efforts by educators to improve textbooks are currently being organized. (PGD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Publication
Peer reviewedWood, Terry L.; Wood, William L. – Science Education, 1988
Examines the reading level and potential comprehension level of 10 fourth-grade science textbooks. Reports that there is a great deal of variability between and within the science texts. (YP)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 4
Peer reviewedMaxwell, John – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
This article introduces and discusses some aspects of the complex problem of textbook reform, and suggests what the future holds for textbooks. (DCS)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
