According to the Book,9781402010330

According to the Book

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ISBN13: 9781402010330
ISBN10: 1402010338
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-12-01
Publisher(s): Kluwer Academic Pub
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Summary

How are curriculum policies translated into opportunities to learn in the classroom?According to the Book presents findings from the largest cross-national study of textbooks carried out to date - the curriculum analysis of the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study included a detailed, page-by-page, inventory of the mathematics and science content, pedagogy, and other characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks in over forty countries.Drawing on these data, the authors investigate the rhetorical and pedagogical features of textbooks to understand how they promote and constrain educational opportunities. They investigate how textbooks are constructed and how they structure diverse elements into prescriptions for teaching practice.The authors break new ground in understanding textbooks in terms of different educational opportunities that they make possible. The book examines policy implications from these new understandings. In particular, conclusions are offered regarding the role of textbooks in curriculum-driven educational reform, in light of their role as promoters of qualitatively distinct educational opportunities.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
Textbooks and Educational Opportunity
1(20)
Physical Features of Textbooks
21(32)
Textbook Structure
53(38)
Content Presentation
91(34)
Textbook Expectations for Performance
125(14)
Textbook Lessons
139(14)
A Holistic View of Textbooks
153(12)
Translating Policy into Practice
165(8)
References 173(8)
Appendix A Timss Curriculum Frameworks: Measuring Curricular Elements 181(11)
Appendix B List of Exhibits 192(5)
The Authors 197

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