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Baders Textbook Analysis Chart

This document contains a textbook analysis chart that can be used to evaluate books across several criteria, including linguistic factors, conceptual factors, organizational factors, writing style, learning aids, and formatting. The chart contains ratings (excellent, average, poor) and space for comments on each criteria. It will be used to analyze an unspecified book's suitability for a given grade level and content area, and to identify the book's strengths and weaknesses, as well as ways a teacher could supplement or modify the book.

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Baders Textbook Analysis Chart

This document contains a textbook analysis chart that can be used to evaluate books across several criteria, including linguistic factors, conceptual factors, organizational factors, writing style, learning aids, and formatting. The chart contains ratings (excellent, average, poor) and space for comments on each criteria. It will be used to analyze an unspecified book's suitability for a given grade level and content area, and to identify the book's strengths and weaknesses, as well as ways a teacher could supplement or modify the book.

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Melissa Adams
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Bader's Textbook Analysis Chart

EDUC 556
Book Title
Publisher
Grade Level
Content Area

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+ Excellent (Evident Throughout)


Average (Evident Somewhat)
- Poor (Not Evident)
Comments

Linguistic Factors:
___Generally appropriate to intended grade
level(s) according to _________ formula

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________________________________

___Linguistic patterns suitable to most


populations and fit intended level(s)

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________________________________

___Vocabulary choice and control suitable

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___New vocabulary highlighted, italicized,


in boldface, or underlined

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___New vocabulary defined in context

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___New vocabulary defined in margin


guides, glossary, beginning or end of chapter

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Conceptual Factors:
___Conceptual level generally appropriate
to intended grade level(s)

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___Concepts presented deductively

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___Concepts presented inductively

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___Major ideas are highlighted, italicized,


in boldface type, or underlined

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________________________________

___Appropriate assumptions made regarding


prior level of concepts

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________________________________

___Sufficient development of new concepts


through examples, illustrations, analogies,
redundancy

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___No evidence of sexual, racial, economic,


cultural, or political bias

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________________________________

+ Excellent (Evident Throughout)


Average (Evident Somewhat)
- Poor (Not Evident)

Comments
Organizational Factors:
___Units, chapters, table of contents, index
present clear, logical development of subject

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________________________________

___Chapters of instructional segments


contain headings and subheadings that
aid comprehension of subject

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___Introductory, definitional, illustrative,


summary paragraphs/sections used as
necessary

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___Topic sentences of paragraphs clearly


identifiable or easily inferred

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___Each chapter/section/unit contains a


well-written summary and/or review

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Writing Style:
___Ideas are expressed clearly and directly

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___Word choice is appropriate

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___Tone and manner of expression are


appealing to intended readers

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________________________________

___Mechanics are correct

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Learning Aids:
___Questions/tasks appropriate to conceptual
development of intended age/grade level(s)

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________________________________

___Questions/tasks span levels of reasoning:


literal, interpretive, critical, values clarification,
problem-solving

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___Questions/tasks can be used as reading guides

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___Suitable supplementary readings suggested

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___Clear, convenient to use

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___Helpful ideas for conceptual development

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+ Excellent (Evident Throughout)


Average (Evident Somewhat)
- Poor (Not Evident)

Comments
___Alternative instructional suggestions given
for poor readers, slow-learning students,
advanced students

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________________________________
________________________________

___Contains objectives, management plans,


evaluation guidelines, tests of satisfactory quality

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___Supplementary aids available

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Binding/Printing/Format/Illustration:
___Size of book is appropriate

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___Cover, binding, and paper are appropriate

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___Typeface is appropriate

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___Format is appropriate

________________________________

___Pictures, charts, graphs are appealing

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___Illustrations aid comprehension of text

________________________________

___Illustrations are free from sexual, social,


cultural bias

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________________________________

Summary:
___+ ___ ___- Totals
The strengths are:

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The weaknesses are:

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As a teacher, I will need to:

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