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Direct linkNeumann, Dave – History Teacher, 2019
Educators often wonder exactly how the textbooks that end up in students' hands were approved. In this article, the author explores one significant stage in the process in California, the nation's largest textbook market. The Instructional Quality Commission (IQC), an advisory board to the California Department of Education's (CDE) State Board of…
Descriptors: Textbook Selection, Educational Quality, Advisory Committees, Kindergarten
Neofytou, Chrystalla; Hadzilacos, Thanasis – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
Viewing its use in language teaching mainly as a text corpus, this article examines the problem of the assessment of suitability of this material for use in the Greek language course in Cyprus schooling. The suitability of texts for use in language teaching is defined by four parameters, which are described in detail in this article: text…
Descriptors: Greek, Usability, Computational Linguistics, Foreign Countries
Hug, J. William – Environmental Education Research, 2010
This article is an auto-ethnographic account of the development of a children's literature book critique assignment by a science teacher educator sharing instructional dilemmas and pedagogical responses. Prospective elementary teachers enrolled in an elementary school science teaching methods course in the US selected and evaluated children's…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Childrens Literature, Elementary School Science, Methods Courses
Viadero, Debra – Education Week, 2007
In the recent textbook review by the federal What Works Clearinghouse, only one out of four elementary school math programs has received even a qualified nod from evaluators for its research record. The result shows that most major commercial textbooks can not yet muster the proof that they are any better than their competitors at improving…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Mathematics Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Mathematics
Reys, Barbara; Reys, Robert; Rubenstein, Rheta – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010
Mathematics curriculum has long been a topic of keen interest in mathematics education and remains a central issue in efforts to improve mathematics learning opportunities for students. This Yearbook continues in a long line of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbooks that have addressed various facets of the changing mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Yearbooks, Federal Legislation
Reys, Barbara J.; Reys, Robert E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
Mathematics textbooks are critical tools for student learning in American classrooms. Teachers use them daily to plan and deliver lessons, and students use them in class to explore and learn mathematics. Given textbooks' potential to support student learning, it is important to understand how they are developed. While pressure is growing on…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection
