The present study relates to a research line in didactics of science that focuses on the function that sign systems or semiotic modes have in communicative interactions in science classrooms. The study was conducted by 20 secondary and university science teachers who belong to the same research group LIEC ("Language and Science…

The author discusses mathematics textbooks and workbooks written more than 200 years ago in England. Attention is given to the books' histories rather than their mathematical characteristics. (JP)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Los Angeles, February 6, 1969).

This study analyzes the quantities of specific types of informative materials in reading anthologies from Grades 4 through 12, and suggests a means for coordinating materials needed for coordinating materials needed for communicating written information accurately. Studies of curriculum materials in reading and content analysis of previous studies…

The vocabularies of basal reading systems have become more difficult over the past decade. (Author)

For students to develop a more realistic picture of how scientists practice science, there must be well-researched understanding of how scientists do science. A model for the process of scientific inquiry that more closely reflects actual scientific practices can provide a means of dispelling some of the myths about scientific inquiry. This paper…

This article recounts the history of a specific cop y of a mathematics textbook published in 1623. An indication of the style of the book as well as its contents is given. An attempt is made to identify the owners of the book and to explain some marginal notes. (LS)

Describes five experiments that explored preferences for pages of instructional text that varied in terms of their layout, their wording, or both of these features. (HOD)

Reviews research examining the effects of pictorial illustrations on learning from textbooks; notes differences in purpose, approach, and methodology; identifies some shortcomings; and offers suggestions for future research. Forty references are listed. (FM)

Reviews new American research on the sociology of curriculum characterized by intellectual and methodological pluralism, theory that is integrated with empirical research, and a view that educational interventions can contribute to social change. Research on school texts, the hidden curriculum, and the curriculum-in-use can stimulate British…

Compares social studies transportation units for primary grades in 2 books published 71 years apart: one in 1931 the other in 2002. Includes examination of content selection, standards, literacy, view of the learner, instructional focus, and teacher direction. (Contains 22 references.)(PKP)

Knowledge about ecology and environmental education (EE) constitutes a basic tool for promoting a sustainable future, and was a target area of the BIOHEAD-Citizen Project. School textbooks were considered as representative sources of evidence in terms of ecology and environmental education, and were used for comparison among the countries…

The post-apartheid National Physical Science Curriculum was implemented for the first time in South Africa in grade 10 during 2006. A variety of new textbooks for grade 10 have been published. This study was a comparative analysis of three popular textbooks, one prepared to support the previous curriculum, and two prepared for the new curriculum.…

This article describes ten of what the author considers to be the most important references in the field of literacy education based on their influence on teaching practices and educational theory.

The author examines the contributions of twelve texts in abnormal psychology. Prominent themes within the sample were children's disorders and functional psychoses. (Author/DE)