Committee on Developing the Capacity to Select Effective Instructional Materials, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council ; Maxine Singer and Jan Tuomi, editors
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-116) and index.
Sect. I. Developing the Capacity for Selecting Effective Instructional Materials. 1. The Relationship of Instructional Materials to Achieving K-12 Science Standards. 2. A Review of National Efforts to Evaluate Instructional Materials. 3. The Development of a Guide for Evaluating Instructional Materials -- Sect. II. Recommended Processes and Tools. 4. Guide to Selecting Instructional Materials. Step 1. A Facilitator Plans the Review. Step 2. Training Reviewers. Step 3. Carrying Out the Review of Materials. Step 4. Selecting Materials. Step 5. Evaluating the Process and Results -- Forms for Use in Review and Selection. 5. Resources for Training