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| Abstract Title: | Textbook Design: An Exploration of Pedagogical Properties |
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| Abstract: | Textbooks can be effective pedagogical tools for learning a discipline. Indeed the primary function of a textbook is as the principle tool for self-learning. But what is the pedagogy of writing a textbook? Can we design a text to maximize learning? What are the properties of a textbook that frame the learning environment? What is taken into account when we determine the fit of a textbook? Pedagogical properties of several textbooks will be examined and a possible framework for the characteristics of effective texts will be presented. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Juan R. Burciaga Mount Holyoke College Department of Physics 50 College Street South Hadley, MA 01075 Phone: 413-538-3522 |
