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Textbooks for Learning
Chambliss, Marilyn J., & Calfee,
Robert C. (1998). Textbooks for learning: Nurturing
children's minds. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Note: This will probably be
the briefest summary ever! I won't abstract the
entire book, only the main idea of the next-to-last
chapter on Instructional Support Systems.
PART III STEPPING INTO THE
FUTURE
Chapter 8: A new approach to
textbook design: instructional support systems.
An instructional support system (IIS)
goes beyond a textbook. It can include:
 | Workbooks |
| Worksheets |
| Student Reader |
| Audiotapes |
| Computer software |
| Material for adapting to special
populations |
| Assessments |
| Teacher's manual |
| Management Checklists |
Note: I think this chapter makes an important
point---that is, you don't teach using a textbook, you
teach using an instructional system of which the
textbook is just one part! That's why I never
evaluate just a textbook; if a publisher wants me to
consider using his/her products, I need to evaluate the
entire instruction system, including transparencies,
test banks, videos, software, web sites, etc.
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