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1

Creating balanced textbooks (in terms of ideas such as ethnic representation) is no longer a problem for educators.
A)True
B)False
2

In general, below 90 percent accuracy in reading will produce frustration and diminish students' motivation to learn.
A)True
B)False
3

According to the copyright law enacted in 1976, multiple copies of printed materials may not be made for students under any circumstances without proper permission.
A)True
B)False
4

Field-independent learners are those who tend to do best on verbal tasks that have a significant relational component.
A)True
B)False
5

Estimates show that 70 to 95 percent of instructional time centers around some sort of textbook material.
A)True
B)False
6

Textbooks summarize large quantities of data and in so doing may become general and superficial.
A)True
B)False
7

All teachers, whatever the subject or grade level, are reading teachers in the sense that they should help their students read and understand textbook material.
A)True
B)False
8

The merit of the workbook is that it performs the practice-and-drill function well.
A)True
B)False
9

Students learn best when they learn in a single way and are encouraged by teachers to use one learning approach.
A)True
B)False
10

Research clearly documents the positive impact that well-designed textbooks can have on student learning.
A)True
B)False
11

In an effort to "balance" textbook coverage of topics, some authors have sanitized historical events.
A)True
B)False
12

The Cloze method represents one way of assessing the reading level of textual material.
A)True
B)False
13

All teachers in a school should consider themselves to be reading teachers.
A)True
B)False
14

Most textbooks are structured in a narrative style.
A)True
B)False
15

Students tend to have more problems comprehending narrative than expository textual material.
A)True
B)False





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