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Project
2061 Middle and High School Science Textbooks A Standards-Based Evaluation |
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- Providing a Sense
of Purpose
- Conveying Unit Purpose
- Conveying Lesson/Activity Purpose
- Justifying Lesson/Activity Sequence
Does the material involve students in a logical or strategic sequence of activities (versus just a collection of activities)?
Explanation. The issue here is whether there is a logical or strategic sequence of lessons in the material and whether the logic or strategy is made explicit to the teacher or just inferred by the reviewer.
Indicators of meeting the criterion
- The material includes a logical or strategic sequence of activities.
- The material conveys the rationale for this sequence.
Rating Scheme
Excellent: The material meets both indicators.
Satisfactory: The material meets the first indicator.
Poor: The reviewer can infer a logical rationale for the sequence of
only a few activities.