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TEACHER'S EDITION

1) Does the textbook provide a separate
teacher’s edition or resource package?
2) Is the teacher’s edition helpful,
comprehensive, organized and easy to
use?
3) Are the resource materials organized
and easy to use?
4) Is the teacher’s edition reasonably
sized?
5) Does the teacher’s edition include the
student edition?
6) Are objectives clearly stated?
7) Does the teacher’s edition provide a
variety of suggestions for adapting
lessons to meet individual needs? Does
it provide any specific resources for this
(handouts, aids, charts)?
8) Does the teacher’s
edition provide
assessment ideas or
tools? Are they
sufficient?
9) Are answers to
exercises, tests, etc.
provided? Are they listed on the imprint
of the student’s edition or are the
located elsewhere?
10) Does the teacher’s edition or resource
package include any technology such
as a CD or video? If so, are they useful
and able to run on your equipment?

CONTENT

1) Does the content meet local and
national standards?
2) Is the content accurate and up-todate?
3) Will the content be supported by
other textbooks that students have
or will use?
4) Is the language appropriate for the
intended age group? Is it clear? Is it
grammatically correct?
5) Does the textbook contain ageappropriate
reading level?
6) Does it contain end-of-lesson
questions or quizzes?
7) Are lessons linked to other subject
areas?
8) Will the activities engage students
in active learning? Are they
appealing to a wide range of
abilities and interests?
9) Do the lessons encourage higherlevel
thinking?
10) Could this textbook be used for
several years?

PHYSICAL ASPECTS

1) Are the size and weight of the
textbook appropriate for students
who will use it?
2) Are the font and style ageappropriate?
3) Are the binding, pages, and cover
durable?
4) Will the textbook appeal to the
students?
5) Is the page layout uncluttered and
balanced?
6) Do illustrations, tables, figures,
graphs, charts, etc. provide
appropriate representations of age,
ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic level,
and physical/mental ability?
7) Are the illustrations, tables, figures,
graphs, charts, etc. relevant and
functional?

ORGANIZATION

1) Does it provide a useful table of
contents, glossary, and index?
2) Does the table of contents show a
logical arrangement and
development of subject?
3) Is the textbook uniform in
appearance and content layout
throughout the book as well as
within each chapter?
4) Does it contain references,
bibliographies, and other resources?
Are they helpful and sufficient?
5) Do the chapters provide
introductions and summaries that
are clear and comprehensive?
6) Are all the pages numbered? If not,
is this confusing?
This brochure provides you with some
points to think about when evaluating
textbooks. The questions to ponder are
broken into 4 different areas including
content, organization, physical aspects
and teachers editions. Under each
category, there are questions to think
about to make sure you are selecting
appropriate textbooks. This is only a
selection of criteria and
does not cover every
aspect that needs to be
considered.