Standards-based education has received much attention in many education systems. Please what is your reflection on standards-based textbooks? what are some practical ideas for developing quality standard-based textbooks, particularly social studies textbooks? What are the differences between standards-based textbooks and traditional textbooks?
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Please take a look at the following article; the criteria used to evaluate textbooks can also be used for guiding development:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228767247_How_Well_Do_Middle_School_Science_Programs_Measure_Up_Findings_from_Project_2061%27s_Curriculum_Review
Article How Well Do Middle School Science Programs Measure Up? Findi...
In case you are interested in school mathematics textbooks, you might find useful papers, and information, in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development that we held in Southampton in 2014; the full proceedings are online at the link below.
https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/374809/
I strongly support the writing of standards-based books, but they must be prepared by professionals who have a broad background to standards, and unfortunately this does not happen sometimes.
Standards based books are more accurate in construction, ensuring all learning outcomes are achieved.
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