Evaluating Right On!
Textbook Evaluation Checklist
A. Practical Considerations
Layout/Physical Characteristics
interesting? Attractive?
An appropriate mix of graphics and text?
Clear? Well-organized?
Effective use of headings?
Cultural Component
Canadian content? Accurate reflection of Canadian culture?
free of stereotypes?
Inclusive of all cultures? Sensitive?
B. Language Related Considerations
Skills (language and cognitive)
Does it integrate the skills well? Does it offer a good balance? Does it focus on the one(s) it claims to?
Does it promote higher order cognitive skills? A range of cognitive skills?
Language
authentic language? variety? recycling? grading/sequencing?
Exercises
Is there a balance between free and controlled exercises?
Promote communication?
Meaningful?
Allow for negotiation?
Also see :
http://www.kutztown.edu/library/materials/textbookevaluation.pdf
A. Practical Considerations
Layout/Physical Characteristics
interesting? Attractive?
An appropriate mix of graphics and text?
Clear? Well-organized?
Effective use of headings?
Cultural Component
Canadian content? Accurate reflection of Canadian culture?
free of stereotypes?
Inclusive of all cultures? Sensitive?
B. Language Related Considerations
Skills (language and cognitive)
Does it integrate the skills well? Does it offer a good balance? Does it focus on the one(s) it claims to?
Does it promote higher order cognitive skills? A range of cognitive skills?
Language
authentic language? variety? recycling? grading/sequencing?
Exercises
Is there a balance between free and controlled exercises?
Promote communication?
Meaningful?
Allow for negotiation?
Also see :
http://www.kutztown.edu/library/materials/textbookevaluation.pdf
posted by Frank B at 11:27 AM
1 Comments:
The presentation is well done and the book as a good mix of graphics and text. The words that are defined under the stories should be numerated because the person reading would know that the definition is after and would look in the dictionary and after reading it notice the definition was under the story. The stories seem interesting for high school students and don’t appear to be too difficult either. The book contains a lot of little texts written by other students the same age at the students using the book. This probably makes it interesting for students because they read facts that have been written by students like them and it is probably written with an easy to understand vocabulary.
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