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    TEACHERS EDITION

    Evaluating
    Textbooks

    1) Does the textbook provide a separate


    teachers edition or resource package?
    2) Is the teachers edition helpful,
    comprehensive, organized and easy to
    use?
    3) Are the resource materials organized
    and easy to use?
    4) Is the teachers edition reasonably
    sized?
    5) Does the teachers edition include the
    student edition?
    6) Are objectives clearly stated?
    7) Does the teachers edition provide a
    variety of suggestions for adapting
    lessons to meet individual needs? Does
    it provide any specific resources for this
    (handouts, aids, charts)?
    8) Does the teachers
    edition provide
    assessment ideas or
    tools? Are they
    sufficient?
    9) Are answers to
    exercises, tests, etc.
    provided? Are they listed on the imprint
    of the students edition or are the
    located elsewhere?
    10) Does the teachers edition or resource
    package include any technology such
    as a CD or video? If so, are they useful
    and able to run on your equipment?

    Curriculum Materials Center


    5200 Kutztown Road BLDG #5
    Kutztown, PA 19530
    Phone: 610-683-4167
    Fax: 610-683-4483
    http:www.kutztown.edu/library/materials
    2006

    Curriculum Materials Center


    Rohrbach Library
    Kutztown University of Pa.

    INTRODUCTION
    This brochure provides you with some
    points to think about when evaluating
    textbooks. The questions to ponder are
    broken into 4 different areas including
    content, organization, physical aspects
    and teachers editions. Under each
    category, there are questions to think
    about to make sure you are selecting
    appropriate textbooks. This is only a
    selection of criteria and
    does not cover every
    aspect that needs to be
    considered.

    ORGANIZATION
    1) Does it provide a useful table of
    contents, glossary, and index?
    2) Does the table of contents show a
    logical arrangement and
    development of subject?
    3) Is the textbook uniform in
    appearance and content layout
    throughout the book as well as
    within each chapter?
    4) Does it contain references,
    bibliographies, and other resources?
    Are they helpful and sufficient?
    5) Do the chapters provide
    introductions and summaries that
    are clear and comprehensive?
    6) Are all the pages numbered? If not,
    is this confusing?

    Content
    1) Does the content meet local and
    national standards?
    2) Is the content accurate and up-todate?
    3) Will the content be supported by
    other textbooks that students have
    or will use?
    4) Is the language appropriate for the
    intended age group? Is it clear? Is it
    grammatically correct?
    5) Does the textbook contain ageappropriate reading level?
    6) Does it contain end-of-lesson
    questions or quizzes?
    7) Are lessons linked to other subject
    areas?
    8) Will the activities engage students
    in active learning? Are they
    appealing to a wide range of
    abilities and interests?
    9) Do the lessons encourage higherlevel thinking?
    10) Could this textbook be used for
    several years?

    Physical Aspects
    1) Are the size and weight of the
    textbook appropriate for students
    who will use it?
    2) Are the font and style ageappropriate?
    3) Are the binding, pages, and cover
    durable?
    4) Will the textbook appeal to the
    students?
    5) Is the page layout uncluttered and
    balanced?
    6) Do illustrations, tables, figures,
    graphs, charts, etc. provide
    appropriate representations of age,
    ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic level,
    and physical/mental ability?
    7) Are the illustrations, tables, figures,
    graphs, charts, etc. relevant and
    functional?

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