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ERIC Number: EJ235203
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Are They All Alike? History Textbooks for Poor Readers.
Smith, Allen
Social Studies, v71 n5 p199-204 Sep-Oct 1980
Discusses a study to ascertain the historical viewpoints of junior high school American history textbooks written below the junior high school level. Findings indicated that texts are not all alike. Additional research is needed to determine if the findings of this study can be generalized to other social studies materials and/or other subject areas. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Junior High School Students, Reading Achievement, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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