Reviews widely-used introductory economics textbooks, examining how issues relating to race and gender are treated. Suggests how stereotypical roles could be avoided in the future. Includes a table summarizing data from 21 textbooks. (Author/DH)

Uses information based on research in four freshman English texts, eight business communication texts, and several surveys to address the following questions: (1) what is "process"? (2) have textbooks in business writing virtually ignored "process"? (3) in brief, what should we think about process as theory and applications for teaching? (JD)

Analyzes eight leading basal reading programs to determine the types of writing included in each and the array of writing types used in three standardized reading tests included in the programs. (FL)

Presents the results of a review of chemistry textbooks aimed at finding values for the equilibrium acidity constant for water and the hydronium ion. Only three of 23 give correct quantitative values for water and none for hydronium. Provides calculations of the constant for both water and the hydronium ion. (JM)

Concludes that the textbook series examined contained questions that required some higher order thinking, but no opportunities for expansion, no integrated sets of questions focusing on particular concepts or skills, and no sets of open questions focusing on particular concepts or skills. Reveals that textbooks for poor readers included more…

This paper considers what has kept textbooks around so long. The paper reviews changes in pedagogy and values manifested in nineteenth century textbooks to better understand the role of textbooks in the classroom. It suggests that textbooks are a highly adaptable literary genre (with always changing writing styles), concluding that as classroom…

The focus of this report is the Language Arts (LA) component within the Primary Education Improvement Project (PEIP II) in Jamaica that was launched in 1993 and specifically the cataloging and reviewing of LA materials being used in primary schools at the grade 4 to 6 levels. Content suitability, levels of difficulty, layout, print, and…

Beginning communication course textbooks typically discuss language theory and skills--the authors' attempts to help students learn and use language appropriate to the occasion and the audience. These discussions are usually included in public speaking and hybrid textbooks for the basic course. There is a movement in general education requirements…

Examples of exercises derived from the text Fachdeutsch fur spanischsprachige Naturwissenschaftler: Mathematiker, Physiker, Chemiker'' (Technical German for Spanish-Speaking Scientists: Mathematicians, Physicists, Chemists) soon to be published by the Max Hueber Verlag, Munich, West Germany. (RS)

Studied the similarity of the astronomy portion in five science textbooks at the fourth through sixth grade levels by comparing students' responses to text authors' requirements. Concluded that the texts had more in common across grade levels than within grade levels. (CC)

Author suggests that talented storytellers, artists, and specialists in child development join together with experienced teachers and reading specialists in writing stories for reading texts. (Author)

The results of this study point to the need for a reevaluation of the content and methodology of the traditional methods course in elementary teacher training. (Author)

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.…

Describes an endeavor to develop typographical and spatial cues that would improve learning and memory of a lengthy excerpt from a tenth grade biology textbook. (HOD)