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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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