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ERIC Number: EJ478510
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Considerateness of Fifth-Grade Social Studies Texts.
McCabe, Patrick P.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v21 n2 p128-42 Spr 1993
Reports on a study of "considerateness" of five fifth-grade social studies textbooks. Identifies four elements of considerateness: (1) readability level; (2) placement of relevant pictures or illustrations; (3) use of subtitles; and (4) use of words and phrases to connect ideas within and between sentences. (CFR)
Descriptors: Captions, Content Analysis, Grade 5, Illustrations, Intermediate Grades, Readability, Sentence Structure, Social Studies, Student Interests, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation, Textbooks
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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