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ERIC Number: EJ630945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-8491
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Comparing the Effects of Textbooks in Eighth-Grade U.S. History: Does Conceptual Organization Help?
Crawford, Donald B.; Carnine, Douglas
Education and Treatment of Children, v23 n4 p387-422 Nov 2000
A study involving 81 eighth-graders found that those who used a conceptually organized (C-O) history textbook which presented content more conceptually and also provided multiple means to assist student's learning of history information, did significantly better on multiple choice questions than did students using a topically organized textbook. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Grade 8, History Instruction, Middle School Students, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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