Improvement Of Textbooks Research Articles

Teacher Voices of Gender Representation in EFL Textbook: A case Study in a Senior High School

This research investigated teachers' perceptions regarding gender representation in two government-mandated English language textbooks used in Indonesian senior high schools. This research aims to examine the perceptions of teachers as users and implementers of textbooks regarding the existence of gender bias and stereotypes. This research used a qualitative method with a case study design. The research involved 2 participants, the English teachers who teach in grades 10 and grade 11. Semi-structured interviews were used as the instrument in this research. Analysis of interview data was transcribed manually and then interpreted critically in accordance with Creswell's theory. The findings from this study showed that both teachers expressed awareness of the gender bias and stereotypes present in the textbooks they used. Male representation is more dominant than female. Female roles tend to be placed in stereotypes constructed in society. The existence of certain ideologies is also the cause of unequal gender representation in textbooks. There is a need for continuous development and improvement of textbooks in order to promote equal gender representation. The pedagogical implications of the findings in this research proposed recommendations to educational institution sectors and language policy makers to prepare and publish textbooks that support the achievement of gender equality.

The Creation and Development of Textbooks for Children with Cognitive Development Disorders

The implementation of reforms in education for children with cognitive development disorders requires that the historical aspect of the educational process should be reconsidered and scientifically justified, as well as the accomplishments of Ukrainian defectology should be creatively used. The relevance of the research lies in the need to overcome the fragmentarity of historical and pedagogical knowledge about the creation and development of textbooks for children with cognitive development disorders in Ukraine to justify and determine its characteristics and roles in modern correctional pedagogy. The research aims to identify the prerequisites for the emergence and the features of such processes as the creation and development of textbooks for children with cognitive development disorders in Ukraine in the period under study, as well as to highlight the scientific and practical value of the available accomplishments in the field to further improve such books for these children under modern conditions. Research methods include theoretical analysis; synthesis; comparison; systematization and classification of data from archival sources; historical-and-genetic, comparative, chronological, biographical methods; periodization; retrospective analysis. The research identifies and justifies the stages in the development of textbooks for children with cognitive development disorders in Ukraine, whose sequence is related to the development and reforms in the special education system, the elaboration of concepts, theoretical and methodological principles of education of children with cognitive development disorders, as well as the changes in organizational-and-pedagogical and scientific-and-pedagogical aspects. The research concludes that Ukrainian researchers and practicians regularly work on the improvement of textbooks’ content.

Количественная оценка сложности изучения электрического и магнитного полей в различных учебниках физики

Improvement of textbooks and manuals assumes the creation and development of quantitative estimation methods of didactic characteristics of these or those learning material elements. Not small interest is represented by the determination problem of didactic complexity of the educational texts on electrodynamics connected with introduction of the concepts "electric field" and "magnetic field". The research aim is to develop an objective method of quantitative complexity assessment of the physics course issues and the use of this method to determine the complexity of the study of electric and magnetic fields in various textbooks on physics for schools and universities. At this the educational text is considered as a set of sentences, each of which carries a certain idea and consists of “ordinary” words and scientific terms. It is supposed that the sentence complexity is the sum of the complexity of understanding each words (terms). The term complexity can be characterized by the folding coefficient which equal to the number of words in the corresponding concept explanation. To find the text complexity it is necessary to multiply the folding coefficient by the average quantity of words in the sentence. We applied the special computer program which analyzed the file and counted number of the each term uses and summarized their complexities. Thus it addressed to the dictionary-thesaurus, — special file containing a list of terms and folding coefficients corresponding to them. To assess the complexity of the formulas included in the educational text, they are replaced by verbal descriptions, and the resulting file is also analyzed using the computer program. Results of the content analysis of seven paragraphs from various physics textbooks for school and higher education institution are presented in article. They allow us to claim that the developed methodology of the folding coefficient assessment for educational information and complexity of the text is effective and gives the correct results.

Pengembangan Buku Ajar Aplikasi Matematika Menggunakan Pendekatan REACT

Existing learning equipped with textbooks is expected to convey the concepts contained in the material. Textbooks are prepared using the REACT approach (Relating, Experiencing, Applying, Cooperating and Transferring). The REACT approach was chosen because the facts that appeared in the field of textbooks that had been compiled had not yet linked daily activities, involved student activities and compiled project tasks. Development of textbooks with Mathematics Applications with REACT approach through stages: a) preliminary analysis, b) preparation of textbooks, c) validation and revision, and d) producing textbook products. In the preliminary analysis process there is a process of reviewing the curriculum and related material, then a textbook is prepared which includes: Learning Objectives, Materials, Learning Activities, Evaluation Tools and completeness of textbooks. Next is the stage of validation and revision, in which there is a validation process by experts and improvement of textbooks according to the results of validation. The final step is the textbook product that has been revised and is ready to be printed. Suggestions for the next researcher are the need to add questions and be equipped with answers related to the contents in the textbook. In addition, it can also be added to the addition of studies on supporting research in each chapter to add student references.

On Evaluation of the New Edition College English Textbooks Based on Multi-dimensional Perspectives

Relative findings about the evaluation of English textbooks in China are really rare. In this paper, the new edition college English textbooks are analyzed and evaluated through drawing on the evaluation experience of English textbooks of other countries. The conclusion was drawn through questionnaires that the multi-dimensional mode, as a mode of learning based on the multi-sensory experience of students, could provide students with broader space for free development and exploration. It could guide the compilation and improvement of textbooks.

Characteristics Analysis about Chinese Primary School Textbook “Morality and Life”

Morality and Life textbook is to guide students to learn book for teachers, but also a major source of material for student learning. It is also a moral and living standards of the most important curriculum carriers, thus the importance of character building and living textbook also highlighted. This article focuses on several Chinese versions of the textbook characteristics of morality and life, hoping to provide some valuable feedback to the construction and improvement of textbooks, but also want to be able to provide some help and reference for creatively using the textbook for teachers. “Morality and Life” course in the new round of Foundation Education curriculum reform tide came into being in July 2002, a group of character and life experiment textbook lead through a national review, and in September the same year into the 38 state-level basis education curriculum reform experimental zone experiment, into the classroom. Morality and Life textbook for teachers to guide students to learn book, but also a major source of material for student learning, it is also a moral and living standards of the most important carriers curriculum, thus the importance of character building and living textbook also highlighted. This paper explores the character and life characteristics of existing several versions of textbooks, as well as the consequent ponder, hope and life to the moral teaching of the construction and improvement to provide some valuable feedback, but also hope to teachers creatively use textbooks to provide some help and reference. Morality and Life Course materials prepared embodies the spirit of the Foundation Education curriculum reform to “Foundation Education Curriculum Reform (Trial)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Program”) as a guide to “full-time compulsory morality and Living Curriculum Standard (Experiment draft) “(hereinafter referred to as the” standard “) as the main basis for the preparation, follow the basic idea of this course, which reflects the various versions of textbooks to some specific characteristics.

La pervivencia de estereotipos de género en la enseñanza de la historia. Un estudio a través de libros de texto y las percepciones del alumnado de educación secundaria en España

The aim of this paper is to study the persistence of gender stereotypes in History Education. This study is conducted through an iconographic analysis of textbooks and the perception of students in Secondary Education in Spain. The educational reforms carried out in Spain over the last twenty five years have improved some aspects of gender equality, especially the introduction of some cross-cutting themes related to this subject. However, investigations related to sexism in school materials have revealed the persistence of some gender clichés. To do this research, we have analysed 128 pictures on three History textbooks for fourth grade students of Compulsory Secondary Education in Spain. In the analysis, various categories were combined and they allowed a multifactorial study. Furthermore, these data have been contrasted with the answers given to a questionnaire on gender stereotypes by 152 students of two grades. The results show that, despite the improvement of textbooks, an imbalance still survives in the representation of male and female genders and in the images associated with them. In the answers to the questionnaire, disparate findings are also perceived. Although some sexist prejudices seem to be overcome, especially those related to the role of men and women at home, images and negative stereotypes about gender relations and women’s role still persist.

Reconstructing Learners’ Understanding of Education

At present, when interaction between civilizations turns to be more and more intensive, integration into world life and universal culture becomes essential for the modern competent citizen. As educators we need to make fundamental changes in the educational system which will enhance the students’ mutual understanding and social integration, develop their intercultural competence and tolerance towards other nations, as well as encourage lifelong learning and freedom of movement. For students to be competitive in the local and international labour market, it is necessary to revise various educational issues, such as aims and objectives of teaching, modernisation and improvement of textbooks and curricula making them less theoretical and more practical. The paper attempts to reveal current crucial problems in the sphere of education and suggests some differentiated approaches to learning.

La investigación sobre libros de texto desde la perspectiva de género: ¿hacia la renovación de los materiales didácticos? / Research on textbooks from a gender perspective : Towards the renovation of educational materials

This article reviews the research tradition on women and textbooks in Spain, analysing the alternatives that have been proposed to renovate and improve them from a gender perspective. The first part reviews the methodologies used and the most important research findings on the national scene, undertaken since the seventies until today. Then, the article details the proposals emerged in the form of new teaching materials, campaigns, recommendations and guidelines. Finally, a final consideration epigraph highlights the lack of changes made in book production and proposes some alternatives that contribute to the renewal and improvement of textbooks from a gender perspective.

A Study on Korean Language Textbooks Using Cooking for Female Married Immigrants - Focused on the Analysis and the Improvement of Textbooks -

A Study on Korean Language Textbooks Using Cooking for Female Married Immigrants - Focused on the Analysis and the Improvement of Textbooks -

Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Curriculum Evaluation and Learner Assessment in Medical Education

Major efforts have been pursued to improve palliative care education for physicians at all levels of their training. Such changes include the incorporation of palliative care curriculum and guidelines, an established process for competency-based evaluation and certification, faculty development, innovative educational experiences, the improvement of textbooks, and the establishment of accredited palliative medicine fellowships. Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) has been clearly defined as a subspecialty and a crucial area of medical education. As innovative curricular approaches have become available to educate medical and other interprofessional trainees, this article aims to describe different models and methods applied in curriculum evaluation, tailoring such approaches to the field of palliative medicine. A stepwise process of curriculum development and evaluation is described, focusing on available curriculum evaluation competency-based tools for each level of learners. As HPM evolves and its educational programs grow, curriculum evaluation will provides invaluable feedback to institutions and programs in many ways.

Better Textbook Activities for Better Science Education: A Special Section on the Improvement of Textbooks

Better Textbook Activities for Better Science Education: A Special Section on the Improvement of Textbooks

The Work of the Brunswick International Schoolbook Institute in Revising History Textbooks

The International Schoolbook Institute was established in Braunschweig (northern Germany) almost twenty years ago. Its major purpose is the improvement of textbooks for school instruction, especially in history, with a view to eliminating national prejudices and strengthening objectivity and world perspectives. The following account of its ten years of work is an address presented at a meeting of the Council of Europe in 1964. Its author, Dr. Robert Multhoff, has collaborated with the Institute for many years. In recognition of his contributions to international school-book revision, he recently received a meritorious distinction (Bundesverdienstkreuz) from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Federal Aid for Education and the Book Publishers

DURING the past decade federal aid has transformed education in this country from the elementary to the graduate level through the funds provided for teacher training, educational research and the improvement of textbooks and other instructional materials. Furthermore, the sharply increased federal funds available in 1966 and to become available in 1967 and later years for the purchase of educational materials by schools, colleges, libraries and federally supported social development programs will affect materially the sales and profits of educational book publishers. It is the purpose of this article to consider the probable impact of these federal funds upon such publishers.

Hindrances to Students of Mathematics

IT was the opinion of Dr. Samuel Johnson that everything ought to be persecuted in order that we may know whether it is worthy to live or not. There is, doubtless, a good deal of truth in this opinion, and the idea or the man that cannot endure and overcome a considerable amount of difficulty is of but little value. Still there must be a reasonable limit to persecutions and difficulties, and hence I hope that the praiseworthy efforts of the; English mathematicians to improve their text-books of geometry will be successful. In considering such a matter as the improvement of text-books, an extensive knowledge of the experience of all classes of students will be valuable, and as many of the mathematical books profess to be written for those who are not fortunate enough to have a teacher, an account of the difficulties which such a one has experienced may be of some interest.