DIOCESE OF
Name of Publisher: Glencoe
Subject Area: Life,
Earth, Physical Science
Title of Textbook or Series:
Life Science; Earth Science; Physical Science
Grade Levels: Middle Copyright: 2002 Edition:
RATING KEY: 4-Superior 3-Good 2-Fair
1-Poor 0-Feature Not Present
NA- Not Applicable
OVERVIEW:
Good series with very good teacher resources. A listing of the program components is
available by visiting the publisher’s website at www.glencoe.com/sec/science.
CONTENT
A. ALIGNMENT WITH
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS RATING: 3.6
Content
must align with the diocesan standards.
Comments:
B. LEVEL OF
TREATMENT RATING: 4.0
The
level of complexity or difficulty of content must be appropriate for the
standards, grade level, and student abilities.
C. EXPERTISE
FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT RATING: 4.0
Expertise in the content area and in
education of the intended students must be reflected in the authors, reviewers,
and sources.
Comments: Excellent, includes high school, middle school and college advisors.
D. ACCURACY
OF CONTENT RATING: 3.2 Content
must be accurate in historical context and contemporary facts and concepts.
Comments: Content reviewed shows no errors.
E. CURRENTNESS OF CONTENT RATING: 3.9
Content must be up-to-date for
the academic discipline and the context in which the content is presented.
F. AUTHENTICITY OF CONTENT RATING: 3.7 Content
should include problem-centered connections to life in
a context that is meaningful to the ` students.
G. MULTICULTURAL
REPRESENTATION RATING: 4.0
Portrayal of gender, ethnicity, age,
work situations, and social groups must include
multicultural fairness and advocacy.
H. HUMANITY
AND COMPASSION RATING: 3.5
Portrayal of the appropriate
care and treatment of people and animals must include compassion, sympathy, and
consideration of their needs.
Comments:
TOTAL CONTENT RATING: 3.7
PRESENTATION
A. COMPREHENSIVENESS
OF STUDENT AND TEACHER RESOURCES RATING: 3.5
Resources must be complete
enough to address the targeted learning outcomes without requiring the teacher
to prepare additional teaching materials for the course.
STUDENT
RESOURCES Individual
Rating: 3.2
Comments:
TEACHER
RESOURCES Individual
Rating: 3.8
B. ALIGNMENT
OF INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENTS RATING: 4.0
All components of the
instructional package must align with each other, as well as with the curriculum.
Comments:
C. ORGANIZATION
OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS RATING: 3.5
The structure and format of the
materials must have enough order and clarity to allow students and teachers to
access content and explicitly identify ideas and sequences.
D. READABILITY
OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS RATING: 3.6
Narrative
and visuals should engage students in reading or listening.
E. PACING
OF CONTENT RATING: 3.6
The amount of content presented
at one time or the pace at which it is presented must be of a size or rate that
allows students to perceive and understand it
Comments:
F. EASE OF
USE OF MATERIALS RATING: 4.0
Both print and other media
formats of instructional materials must be easy to use and replace and be
durable enough for multiple uses over time.
LEARNING
A. MOTIVATIONAL
STRATEGIES RATING: 3.7 Instructional
materials must include features to maintain learner motivation.
B. TEACHING
A FEW “BIG IDEAS” RATING: 3.5 Instructional
materials should thoroughly teach a few important ideas, concepts, or themes.
C. EXPLICIT
INSTRUCTION RATING: 4.0 Instructional
materials must contain clear statements of information and outcomes.
Comments: Both text and resources are excellent.
D. GUIDANCE
AND SUPPORT RATING: 3.3
Instructional materials must
include guidance and support to help students safely and successfully become
more independent learners and thinkers.
Comments:
E. ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION RATING: 3.9
Instructional materials must
engage the physical and mental activity of students during the learning
process.
Comments:
F. TARGETED
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES RATING: 4.0
Instructional materials should include
the strategies known to be successful for
teaching the learning outcomes targeted in the curriculum requirements.
Comments:
G. TARGETED
ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES RATING: 3.8
Instructional materials should
include assessment strategies known to be successful in determining how well
students have achieved the learning outcomes targeted in the curriculum
requirements.
Comments: Many forms of assessment are used.
TOTAL
LEARNING RATING: 3.7
3.7
OVERALL TOTAL RATING:
STRENGTHS:
Technology integration; well
planned text; teacher planning resources are excellent; many activities. Rich in cross-curricular
activities.
CONCERNS:
May be too challenging in vocabulary and content for some students.
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
Teacher resources are enough to get through the whole year. Great job! Very good text presentation. Very attractive texts. Good use of color, graphics, pictures, layout, etc. Teacher resources provide everything needed. Well organized texts – easy to use.