An Analysis and Critique of Selected Social Studies Textbooks.

Autor/inn/en	Giannangelo, Duane M.; Kaplan, Mary Bene
Titel	An Analysis and Critique of Selected Social Studies Textbooks.
Quelle	(1992), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Concept Formation; Content Analysis; Economics Education; Educational Research; Evaluation Criteria; Geography Instruction; History Instruction; Problem Solving; Public Schools; Secondary Education; Social Studies; Textbook Evaluation; Textbook Research; Textbooks; United States Government (Course) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Inhaltsanalyse; Wirtschaftskunde; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Problemlösen; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Sekundarbereich; Gemeinschaftskunde; Schulbuchforschung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to evaluate four social studies textbooks recently under consideration for use by the Memphis (Tennessee) City Public Schools. The textbooks, chosen at random, are: "World Geography: A Physical and Cultural Study" (de Blij and others, Scott Foresman, 1989); "A History of the United States" (Boorstin and others); "Economics and Making Decisions" (Kourilsky, West Publishing, 1988); and "Government in America" (Hardy, Houghton Mifflin, 1990). Each of the textbooks was examined critically in five areas: (1) readability level; (2) number of concepts presented and subsequent concept development; (3) development of a problem solving sequence of material assessing cause and effect, testing hypothesis, and drawing conclusions; (4) analysis of the six levels of questions via Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive domain; and (5) type of evaluation. Overall the study determined that the four textbooks only partially developed the qualities for which they were evaluated. A 21-item bibliography is included. (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC