Esta dissertação propõe um estudo sobre a construção de critérios atualmente utilizados para a adoção de livros didáticos de Língua Portuguesa no Ensino Médio. Toma-se como objeto e fonte de estudo o Guia do Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD) publicado em 2012, investigando de que maneira esse texto expõe os critérios para aprovar títulos de Língua Portuguesa para o Ensino Médio, como os documentos oficiais impõem uma ordem aos livros, no sentido sugerido por Roger Chartier (1990). Ao estabelecer as condições para a aprovação, o PNLD acaba por ordenar também a escrita e a edição dos títulos que recomenda. Não se poderia deixar de articular questões que envolvem a adoção de obras didáticas com as questões relativas aos currículos de língua portuguesa do Ensino Médio, às trajetórias profissionais dos avaliadores do Programa e às necessidades postas pelo mercado editorial, pois esses aspectos são imprescindíveis para compreender o livro didático como produto e, ao mesmo tempo, produtor de iniciativas editoriais e escolares. / This thesis proposes a study on the construction of criteria currently used for the adoption of Portuguese language textbooks in High School. It takes as the object and source of study the National Program Guide Textbook (PNLD) published in 2012, investigating how this text sets out the criteria for approving titles of Portuguese Language to High School, how official documents impose an \"order\" to the books in the sense suggested by Roger Chartier (1990). By establishing the conditions for approval, PNLD also order the writing and editing of the titles recommended. It could not let articulate issues surrounding the adoption of textbooks with issues concerning Portuguese Language curriculum of High School, to the career paths of Program evaluators and needs posed by the publishing market, as these aspects are essential to understand the textbook as a product and, at the same time, producer of editorial and educational initiatives.

Esta dissertação propõe um estudo sobre a construção de critérios atualmente utilizados para a adoção de livros didáticos de Língua Portuguesa no Ensino Médio. Toma-se como objeto e fonte de estudo o Guia do Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD) publicado em 2012, investigando de que maneira esse texto expõe os critérios para aprovar títulos de Língua Portuguesa para o Ensino Médio, como os documentos oficiais impõem uma ordem aos livros, no sentido sugerido por Roger Chartier (1990). Ao estabelecer as condições para a aprovação, o PNLD acaba por ordenar também a escrita e a edição dos títulos que recomenda. Não se poderia deixar de articular questões que envolvem a adoção de obras didáticas com as questões relativas aos currículos de língua portuguesa do Ensino Médio, às trajetórias profissionais dos avaliadores do Programa e às necessidades postas pelo mercado editorial, pois esses aspectos são imprescindíveis para compreender o livro didático como produto e, ao mesmo tempo, produtor de iniciativas editoriais e escolares. / This thesis proposes a study on the construction of criteria currently used for the adoption of Portuguese language textbooks in High School. It takes as the object and source of study the National Program Guide Textbook (PNLD) published in 2012, investigating how this text sets out the criteria for approving titles of Portuguese Language to High School, how official documents impose an \"order\" to the books in the sense suggested by Roger Chartier (1990). By establishing the conditions for approval, PNLD also order the writing and editing of the titles recommended. It could not let articulate issues surrounding the adoption of textbooks with issues concerning Portuguese Language curriculum of High School, to the career paths of Program evaluators and needs posed by the publishing market, as these aspects are essential to understand the textbook as a product and, at the same time, producer of editorial and educational initiatives.

Although textbooks are scientifically proven that they are important and central to the school curriculum one should think critically about the content in textbooks - is it really compatible with the curriculum of following the textbook tradition? As a teacher there are different ways to reflect on which textbook to choose. It is important to compare several textbooks with each other and be aware that a textbook should follow the curriculum. A teacher examines many sections/topics in the textbooks, but in this paper only one section will be reviewed among four different textbooks. The section to be compared, in the paper, is the interwar period. The reason for this choice is that the topic is required according to the current curriculum Lgr11. The essay will show an investigation about a few selected textbook authors. The main question is if the authors write as the textbook tradition or according to the curriculum. Four different textbooks will be compared in this paper where two of these books have the same publisher, the same author but two different curriculums (Lpo94 and Lgr11). The essay is based on a qualitative research in which a text analysis is done – to analyze if the textbooks follows the required topics of the curriculum or following the textbook tradition. Even an quantitative study has been done as an analysis of textbooks whereas the amount of pages and headlines are in focus. This was made to compare how much the authors have written about the interwar period and if similar headlines was used. A comparison of different curriculums has also been done, between the Lpo94 and Lgr11. This was made to see if there was a change in content or how authors wrote about the same historical event. This may provide an explanation for why the textbook authors have written different in both textbooks written by the same author and printed by the same publisher but in line with two different curricula. Author: Hobel Josefsson. Mentor: Örjan Simonson The spring 2013 Keywors: history, interwar period, textbooks, textbook author, textbook tradition, curricula – syllabus, comparative Nyckelord: historia, mellankrigstiden, läroböcker, läroboksförfattare, lärobokstradition, läroplaner – kursplan, jämförelser

Este trabalho apresenta uma investigação sobre o Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD) e sua aplicação em sala de aula por meio do livro didático (LD) de Língua Inglesa em comunidades do ensino fundamental II da rede pública do estado de São Paulo. Os registros dessa investigação se dão por meio de narrativas de professores atuantes no referido contexto. Esta é uma pesquisa qualitativainterpretativa etnográfica, cujas perguntas elaboradas abordam a possibilidade do livro didático do PNLD conseguir fazer uma ponte entre ele próprio, o professor e o aluno no processo de ensino e aprendizado da Língua Inglesa. Ademais, a pesquisa analisa qual é o papel que tanto professor quanto livro didático exercem neste processo, além de interpretar qual a visão dos professores em relação ao livro didático do PNLD que eles supostamente utilizam em suas práticas. Nas narrativas e entrevistas realizadas com professores atuantes em tal contexto, os entrevistados se mostraram apegados a antigas pedagogias e preocupados em seguir abordagens e metodologias conteudistas. Ao mesmo tempo, parece estar em curso uma transformação no processo de ensinar, o que constitui um paradoxo em pleno mundo globalizado e de novas pedagogias. Esta transformação se dá com a abertura de horizontes e o enfraquecimento de verdades pessoais (ALCOFF, 2006; VATTIMO, 2007) diante das verdades do Outro, a fim de aprimorar o processo de ensino e aprendizado de Língua Inglesa para uso social, utilizando-se do LD como um suporte na sala de aula. / The aim of this study is to investigate the National Textbook Program (PNLD) and its application in classrooms through English textbooks in communities of elementary public schools in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The reports included here are analyzed through narratives of teachers who work in such context. This study is a qualitative-interpretative research, which questions are directed to the participants and it asks if the PNLD textbook builds a bridge between itself, students and teachers in the process of teaching and learning English. Besides that, this study analyzes what role do textbooks and teachers play in this process, such as, what perspectives do teachers have about the PNLD textbook, which they supposedly use in their practice. In the interviews with these teachers it is noteworthy that they seem to be attached to old pedagogies and concerned about following content-driven approaches and methodologies. At the same time, it seems to be a transformation in the teaching process, which constitutes a paradoxical response in globalization\'s time and new pedagogies. This transformation happens when teachers open their horizons and weaken their personal truths (ALCOFF, 2006; VATTIMO, 2007) as they relate to the truths of the Other in order to improve the process of teaching and learning English for social uses, resorting to the textbook as a medium in the classroom.

This thesis deals with the comparison of didactical equipment of Chemistry Textbooks for Basic Schools in the Czech Republic. The first part of the thesis is dedicated to the theory of textbooks and their research within it. The next part, which includes comparison of the textbooks, is pursued by the author from the perspective of two methods: the first being The Degree of Didactical Equipment and the second one The Determination of Didactical Criterion. According to the results of this thesis, the Chemistry Textbooks for Basic Schools in the Czech Republic are alike in its didactical equipment. There are similar structural components in each analysed textbook. There were found only small differences between the best didactically equipped textbooks (the textbooks of the publishers Nová škola and Fraus) and those with the lowest outcome (the textbooks of the publisher Taktik), although the time period between publishing the newest and the oldest textbook is more than 25 years. Due to homogeneity of the results and therefore lower possibility of comparing textbooks the method of the Determination of Didactical Criterion was applied. The method does not offer the final account of the most suitable textbook for school education but it presents different view of analysed textbooks, for example the...

本研究旨在調查九年一貫課程實施後，台北縣市國中英語教科書的使用現況及國中英語教師對這些教材的意見。 　　本研究主要探討的為：(1)國中英語教師選用新版教科書時所強調的標準,（2)各校英語教科書的評選委員與評選程序，(3)國中英語教師對新版英語教科書的滿意度與意見，包括學生習作與教師手冊，(4)更換教科書的原因與結果。 　　研究對象為五十七所國中的兩百五十三位英語教師。根據問卷調查，目前台北縣市的國中英語教科書有六個版本。 　　根據資料分析，得到以下主要的發現: 1. 在選教材時，英語教師所秉持的標準依序為合乎課程標準，教材內容，主題多元性，字彙數量，活動設計，插圖，版面，教師手冊，出版商的售後服務、聲望，教科書的第一印象，出版商為教師舉辦的研習，作者的學識等。 2. 各校的評選委員主要由英文老師組成，大多數學校評選教科書的程序為瀏覽各版本教科書，邀請出版商舉辦說明會，及舉行評選會議 。 3. 根據本研究所收集的資料顯示，大多數教師普遍上皆滿意九年一貫課程的新版教科書，但約有一半的教師認為內容太多、太難是他們所遭遇到的最大問題。 4. 根據所收集的資料顯示，有五所學校在第二學期更改教科書。教師們對第一學期所用的教科書不滿意的主要原因為教材內容非常難，內容組織不佳，及課與課之間缺乏連貫性。在更換新教科書後，大部分教師發覺之前教材所衍生的問題都解決了。因此大多數教師在更改教科書後覺得較滿意。 / This study aims to survey English textbook selection of junior high schools in Taipei City and Taipei County after the implementation of the Nine-year Integrated Curriculum and explore English teachers' opinions of these textbooks. This study focuses on the following issues: (1) the criteria highlighted by English teachers when evaluating the new textbooks, (2) the committees and the procedure of English textbook selection in each school, (3) the junior high school English teachers' satisfaction with and opinions about the contents of the new teaching materials, including students’ workbooks and teachers' manuals, (4)the reasons for teachers’ changing textbooks and its consequences. The recruited subjects are 253 junior high school English teachers from 57 schools. According to the questionnaires, there are 6 versions of textbooks used in junior high schools in Taipei City and Taipei County. After data analysis, the main findings are obtained as follows: 1.The criteria highlighted by English teachers when selecting the new textbooks are the correspondence to the curriculum standards, the contents, and a variety of themes. Considered important in sequence to the teachers who responded are the amount of vocabulary, the design of activities, the illustrations, the layout, the content of the teacher’s manual, and the level of service offered by the publisher, the publisher’s reputation, the first impression of the textbook, workshops provided for teachers by a publisher and the expertise of authors. 2.The selection committee in each school is mainly composed of the English teachers and the selection of English textbooks in most schools are done in the procedure of reviewing textbooks, inviting publishers to present their textbooks, and holding selection meetings. 3.According to the questionnaires collected in this study, most teachers were generally satisfied with the new textbooks developed for the Nine-year Integrated Curriculum. The most obvious problem with these new textbooks, according to the questionnaires, is that about half of the English teachers' dissatisfication with too much and too difficult content in the material. 4.Based on the questionnaires, five of the schools change textbooks in the second semester. The main reasons for the dissatisfaction with the first semester textbooks are that the textbooks are overly difficult, poorly organized, and lacking in continuity between lessons. After changing to new textbooks, most teachers find that the problems are solved. Therefore, most teachers are more satisfied after changing the textbooks.

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Science and technology are constantly transforming our day-to-day living. Science education has become of vital importance to prepare learners for this everchanging world. Unfortunately, science education in South Africa is hampered by under-qualified and inexperienced teachers. Textbooks of good quality can assist teachers and learners and facilitate the development of science teachers. For this reason thorough assessment of textbooks is needed to inform the selection of good textbooks. An investigation revealed that the available textbook evaluation instruments are not suitable for the evaluation of the physical science textbooks in the South African context. An instrument is needed that focusses on science education textbooks and which prescribes the criteria, weights, evaluation procedure and rating scheme that can ensure justifiable, transparent, reliable and valid evaluation results. This study utilised elements from the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to develop such an instrument and verified the reliability and validity of the instrument’s evaluation results. Development of the Instrument for the Evaluation of Science Education Textbooks started with the formulation of criteria. Characteristics that influence the quality of textbooks were identified from literature, existing evaluation instruments and stakeholders’ concerns. In accordance with the AHP, these characteristics or criteria were divided into categories or branches to give a hierarchical structure. Subject experts verified the content validity of the hierarchy. Expert science teachers compared the importance of different criteria. The data were used to derive weights for the different criteria with the Expert Choice computer application. A rubric was formulated to act as rating-scheme and score sheet. During the textbook evaluation process the ratings were transferred to a spreadsheet that computed the scores for the quality of a textbook as a whole as well as for the different categories. The instrument was tested on small scale, adjusted and then applied on a larger scale. The results of different analysts were compared to verify the reliability of the instrument. Triangulation with the opinions of teachers who have used the textbooks confirmed the validity of the evaluation results obtained with the instrument. Future investigations on the evaluation instrument can include the use of different rating scales and limiting of criteria. / Thesis (M. Ed. (Didactics))

Studien handlar om statlig påverkan på skolans läromedel. Här studeras såväl de politiska besluten om, som det konkreta genomförandet av, den svenska statliga förhandsgranskningen av läromedel, från starten 1938 till avskaffandet 1991. De politiska besluten och genomförandet sker på skilda arenor. Med hjälp av teoretiska begrepp från såväl läroplansteori som statsvetenskaplig implemen-teringsteori synliggörs och analyseras de olika arenorna samt relationerna mellan dem. Den politiska debatten studeras genom det offentliga trycket. Studien visar att granskningen infördes i politisk enighet och avskaffades helt utan politisk debatt. De politiska argumenten för granskning har varit att hålla priserna på läroböcker nere samt säkra läromedlens kvalitet. Vad som avsågs med kvalitet har dock varierat mellan olika aktörer och över tid. När det gäller genomförandet av granskningen studeras både Läroboks-/Läromedelsnämndens instruktioner till granskarna, och granskarnas utlåtanden om läromedel i samhällskunskap för gymnasieskolan. Den reella granskningen hade ofta fokus på att söka sakfel i läromedlen. Under 1970-talet fick objektivitetsfrågor genomslag i granskningen. Läroplanen, som betonades på den politiska arenan, användes dock i mindre utsträckning i det reella genomförandet av granskningen. Styrningsresultatet var beroende av aktörerna på realiseringsarenan och deras förståelse, vilja och kunnande. Styrningen kunde dock, i vissa fall, nå ända fram och påverka lärobokstexten. I dessa fall fanns en fungerande styrning från politisk debatt, via lagtext och granskning till en förändrad läromedelstext. / This thesis focuses on the state's influence on Swedish textbooks. From 1938 to 1991 the Swedish state had an official approval scheme for examining books before they could be used as textbooks in Swedish schools. The aim of this thesis is to examine both the political discussion about, and the actual implementation of, the approval scheme in Sweden between 1938-1991. The political decision making and the implementation of the reforms took place in different contexts. With the help of curriculum theory, in combination with concepts of implementation from political science, these two different contexts and the relation between them are analyzed. The study shows that, in the 1930s, there was a political consensus to have an official approval scheme. In the 1990s the approval scheme was repealed without any political debate. When it comes to the implementation of the approval scheme the approval committee's guidelines and the examiners' statements about civic textbooks for upper secondary school are studied. It is found that the reviews often focused on finding factual faults. During the 1970s a focus on objectivity became common in the reviewers' statements. The national curriculum, a product of a political compromise often referred to by the politicians, was, however, less used in the implementation of the approval. The study shows that the implementation of the approval scheme was dependent on the actors understanding, willingness and ability to implement. But the study also shows that in certain cases the approval scheme could result in major changes in the textbooks.

Este trabalho, juntamente com outros dois nas áreas de Biologia e Química, tem como objetivo verificar a aproximação entre os conteúdos de ensino de Ciências Naturais, especificamente Física, dos livros da educação básica (fundamental e médio) e a Ciência de referência. Para representar a Ciência de referência, foram utilizados os livros dos cursos de graduação (licenciatura e bacharelado) em Física da Universidade de São Paulo. Nessa proposta também é possível avaliar os conteúdos de ensino dos livros didáticos de Ciências em função de seu distanciamento dos conteúdos da Ciência de referência, resultado da transposição didática. Para a análise foram selecionados alguns conteúdos centrais da Física, como os princípios em geral e os conceitos de energia, força e campo, e comuns aos ensinos fundamental e médio: peso e massa; calor e temperatura; carga. Esses conceitos foram analisados em seis coleções de livros didáticos de Ciências do ensino fundamental (duas das séries iniciais e quatro das séries finais) e em qua tro livros de Física para o ensino médio. O desenvolvimento desses conteúdos foi comparado com a abordagem realizada nos livros da Ciência de referência para verificar a correção conceitual na perspectiva de aproximação entre os conhecimentos escolares e científicos. Os resultados preliminares indicaram que os livros do ensino fundamental abordam os conteúdos numa perspectiva com o maior número de distanciamentos da Física de referência, reforçada pelo laxismo presente. Como a maioria dos professores do ensino fundamental não tem formação específica em Ciências, dificilmente identifica esses aspectos. Nos livros de Física do ensino médio, os resultados iniciais mostraram uma maior proximidade com os livros da Física de referência e com o rigorismo característico. No entanto, quando esses resultados foram comparados com as pesquisas apresentadas em artigos de ensino de Física, mesmo que essa proximidade seja garantida, ainda há problemas no processo de ensino e aprendizagem que devem ser investigados, como a formação de professores de Ciências. / This work, together with two others in the areas of biology and chemistry, has the objective of verifying the approximation between teaching contents in the natural sciences, specifically physics, of grade school and high school textbooks and reference science. Representing reference science, textbooks from baccalaureate and licentiate degrees in physics at the University of São Paulo were used. It is also possible using this proposal to evaluate the teaching content of science texts as a function of their distance from the contents of reference science resulting from didactic transposition. Some central concepts of physics were selected for analysis, as well as general principles and the concepts of energy, force and field, common to both elementary and high school teaching: weight and mass, heat and temperature; load. These concepts were analyzed in six collections of grade school science teaching materials (two from primary series and four from junior high school materials). These contents were compared with the approach developed in reference science texts to verify the conceptual accuracy in the perspective of approximation between school and scientific knowledge. Preliminary results indicated that the texts used at the grade school and junior high school levels approach the contents from a perspective with the greatest number of distances from reference physics, reinforced by todays laxity. Because the majority of primary and secondary school teachers are not specifically trained in sciences, they have difficulty identifying these aspects. In high school texts, initial results showed a greater approximation with reference physics books and their characteristic rigor. However, when these results are compared with the research presented in articles on the teaching of physics, even guaranteeing this approximation, there are still problems in the teaching and learning process that should be investigated, like the development of professors in the sciences.