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Identifying and Selecting Curriculum Materials
Chapter 9
Types of Curriculum Materials
Printed Materialteacher manualsstudent manualstextbooksworkbooksmodulesstudy guides
Types of Curriculum Materials
Audiovisual Materialsvideotapestransparenciescomputer softwareInternet sitespostersgraphics
Types of Curriculum Materials
Manipulative Aids- must be physically handled
experimentsgamesmodelsspecimenspuzzles
Need for Securing Curriculum Materials
• Wise use of all resources• Lack of time to make all materials from
scratch• Costs- may be cheaper to buy• Quality Control- Most curriculum materials
have been field tested and revised.
Selecting Curriculum Materials
• Must be carried out in a planned logical sequence
• See a sample Materials Assessment Form in Appendix A of the text
Curriculum Materials Assessment Form-
Appendix A-p.302
• Section I- General Information.This information will be important in filing and referring to the material at a later date for ordering and etc.
Curriculum Materials Assessment Form
• Section II- Assessment Areas
Is the material bias?sex-role stereotyping (Figure 9-1 Sex bias awareness guide p.212.)
ethnic, race or age biasjob denigration -to belittle or defame
ECO- Sex Bias
• Pratt (1980) created a procedure called ECO (evaluation coefficient analysis).
1. Identify the subject to be studied2. List all value terms (positive or negative) about the
subject3. Multiply the number of positive terms by 100 and
divide by the combined total number of positive and negative terms
ECO
• 0.0-50.0 represents material containing unfavorable content
• 50.0-100 indicates material with favorable content
Curriculum Materials Assessment Form
• Section II- Assessment Areas
Is the material at the correct reading level (readability?)
Readability
Procedures to determine readability:
• Flesch formula• Cloze Procedure• Forecast formula
Flesch Formula
• You can go to a web site cut and paste text and it does the work for you
• Or you can go to Flesch’s website and use his formula for yourself
Sample Flesch Formula Analysis Results
• Flesch Formula Analysis
• Text Statistics• Number of Sentences: 136
Number of Words: 1678Number of Syllables: 2443
• Analysis Results• Flesch Score: 71
Reading Age: 12 yearsText Difficulty: Fairly Easy
• Analysis Successful
Cloze Procedure- requires student testing
1. Select sample paragraphs2. Retype the first and last sentence as it appears. For
the second and succeeding sentences omit every fifth word until there are 50 blanks.
3. Have students read, reread and fill in the blanks.4. Score their responses- the words they provide
must match exactly
Cloze Procedure
• 23 or more correct responses- independent reading level
• 19-22 correct responses- instructional level- instructor assistance is needed
• Fewer than 19 correct responses- students are frustrated, material is too difficult to understand even with instructor assistance
Forecast Formula
• Select a 150 word passage• Count the number of one-syllable words• Use the following formula to determine reading
grade-level (RGL):20 - Number of one-syllable words = RGL
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Curriculum Materials Assessment FormSection II- Assessment Areas
• Content- accuracy, up to date, appropriate?• Presentation- easy to use, appeal?
Curriculum Materials Assessment Form
Section II- Assessment Areas• Learning1. Principle of Association- does it build on
previous knowledge2. Principle of Practice- is student asked to apply
the content3. Principle of Effect- are the materials appealing4. Principle of Readiness- does the material
prepare the student for what follows
Curriculum Assessment
Section II- Assessment Areas
• Support- other needed resources?• Cost Benefit- is it reasonable?
Curriculum Assessment
Section III- Strengths and Limitations
Section IV- Assessment Summary
Software Assessment
• Basic Technical Aspects• Continuing Technical Aspects• Interface- user friendly• Try-Out- efficiency of use
Appendix B- p.308
Touchstones for Textbook Selection Inventory
• p. 217• Warming and Baber (1980)