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ERIC Number: EJ288611
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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High School Chemistry Textbooks: Form and Function--A Symposium: What High School Chemistry Texts Do Well and What They Do Poorly.
Gabel, Dorothy L.
Journal of Chemical Education, v60 n10 p893-95 Oct 1983
Evaluates textbook content in light of goals set forth by the National Science Teacher's Association Project Synthesis. Examines the history of textbook change over two decades in comparison to CHEM Study 1963. Summarizes major features of texts that promote memorization at the expense of understanding. (JM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, High Schools, Learning Processes, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education, Science Education History, Secondary School Science, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Research, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: CHEM Study; Project Synthesis