College Introductory Biology Textbooks: An Important Communicative Tool

Blystone, Robert V.

doi:10.2307/4448577

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“…Sebagai perbandingan, hasil penelitian di Amerika menyimpulkan bahwa 90% guru sains menggunakan 90% waktu pembelajarannya dengan menggunakan satu buku ajar (Stake, Easley and Anastasiou, 1978). Sebesar 75% pembelajaran di kelas dan 90% pekerjaan rumah didasarkan atas buku ajar (Blystone, 1987). Hal ini tidak jauh berbeda dengan kondisi di Indonesia bahwa kebanyakan guru menggunakan paling tidak satu buku ajar baik untuk pembelajaran di kelas maupun untuk memberi tugas dan pekerjaan rumah (Adisendjaja dan Romlah, 2007).…”

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Pengembangan Buku Ajar Berbantuan Kartu Kwartet Pada Materi Biologi Semester Genap Kelas XI SMA/MA

Salmawati

Adnan

2022

UJBE

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Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan dengan model ADDIE yang terdiri dari tahapan analyze, design, development, implementation dan evaluation. Sampel penelitian ini adalah peserta didik SMAN 1 Wonomulyo kelas XI MIPA 5. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Januari - Juni 2021. Buku ajar berbantuan kartu kwartet yang dikembangkan berdasarkan komponen pembelajaran kontekstual yaitu constructivism, questioning, inquiry, learning community, modeling, reflection dan authentic assessment. Buku ajar berbantuan kartu kwartet yang dikembangkan kemudian diuji validitas hingga dinyatakan valid oleh validator lalu diimplementasikan untuk mengetahui observasi keterlaksanaan, respon guru dan respon peserta didik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa buku ajar berbantuan kartu kwartet yang dikembangkan memenuhi kriteria kevalidan (4,7), kepraktisan dari hasil lembar observasi keterlaksanaan berada pada kategori terlaksana dengan baik (4.5), respon guru berada pada kategori sangat positif (90%), respon peserta didik berada pada kategori sangat positif (86%). Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa buku ajar berbantuan kartu kwartet yang dikembangkan telah memenuhi kriteria valid dan praktis.

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Pengembangan Buku Ajar Berbantuan Kartu Kwartet Pada Materi Biologi Semester Genap Kelas XI SMA/MA

Salmawati

Adnan

2022

UJBE

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“…Various studies have been conducted into the readability of textbooks in other disciplines such as accounting (Chiang et al, 2008), hospitality, business communication (Adelberg and Razek, 1984;Razek and Cone, 1981), organisational behaviour (Villere and Stearns, 1976) as well as biology (Blystone, 1987). Specific to marketing, various studies have been conducted into the nature, content and perspectives of marketing textbooks, specifically business-to-business textbooks (Backhaus et al, 2007;Butaney, 2007;McLoughlin, 2007;Backhaus et al, 2002;Narus, 2002) as well as undergraduate marketing textbooks.…”

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Evaluating the readability of marketing research textbooks: an international comparison

Berndt

Wayland

2014

Journal of International Education in Business

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Purpose – Locally authored textbooks are used at tertiary South African institutions to assist in marketing research studies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the readability of locally authored marketing research textbooks in South Africa and compare them with international (USA) texts. Design/methodology/approach – South African marketing research textbooks (authored locally) used at South African institutions were identified. Electronic versions of the textbooks were used and analysed using accepted readability formulae. The same procedure was used with texts produced in the USA and the findings of each were compared. Findings – The South Africa texts scored higher on the Flesch Reading Ease score than US texts, which links to the target audience of these books (undergraduate students), while also being cognisant of the reading skills of the target audience but their score still describes them as “difficult”. Research limitations/implications – The original formulae and theory tend to be dated, though there are recent studies into readability in other areas of business studies. There are also those that question the applicability of readability formulae in the tertiary environment. Practical implications – Instructors need to ensure that material is at a suitable reading level to maximise the student's learning. For publishers and authors, this means that the examples and illustrations used need to be linked to the context in which the student lives and functions, and not just focus on the English used in the text. Originality/value – While studies have been conducted into the readability of US textbooks, there is little published research into the readability of regional marketing research textbooks in other contexts to facilitate comparison.

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The elaboration of concepts in three biology textbooks: Facilitating student learning

Lloyd

1990

J Res Sci Teach

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As the levels of scientific literacy and science achievement have become issues of concern, the necessity of investigating possible causes becomes more urgent. Since textbooks have been shown to have a tremendous impact on curriculum, this is one variable of science instruction that needs further investigation. The purpose of this article is to describe how three biology books present the content related to photosynthesis through the construct of elaboration. The textbooks were selected for their differences in target audiences, as defined by student abilities. Results are discussed in terms of quantity of elaboration, relevance of ideas used to elaborate major concepts, relationship of the nature of elaboration to intended readers, and the general relationship between how texts present information and student learning.

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College Introductory Biology Textbooks: An Important Communicative Tool

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

Pengembangan Buku Ajar Berbantuan Kartu Kwartet Pada Materi Biologi Semester Genap Kelas XI SMA/MA

Pengembangan Buku Ajar Berbantuan Kartu Kwartet Pada Materi Biologi Semester Genap Kelas XI SMA/MA

Evaluating the readability of marketing research textbooks: an international comparison

The elaboration of concepts in three biology textbooks: Facilitating student learning

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