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| Title Page and Notice | i | |
| Committee | iii | |
| Reviewers | iv | |
| Dedication | v | |
| PREFACE | vii | |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | ix | |
| SECTION I: DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY FOR SELECTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS | 1 | |
| 1 | The Relationship of Instructional Materials to Achieving K-12 Science Standards | 3 |
| 2 | A Review of National Efforts to Evaluate Instructional Materials | 17 |
| 3 | The Development of a Guide for Evaluating Instructional Materials | 23 |
| SECTION II: RECOMMENDED PROCESSES AND TOOLS | 39 | |
| 4 | Guide to Selecting Instructional Materials | 41 |
| Step 1: A Facilitator Plans the Review | 44 | |
| Step 2: Training Reviewers | 51 | |
| Step 3: Carrying Out the Review of Materials | 57 | |
| Step 4: Selecting Materials | 65 | |
| Step 5: Evaluating the Process and Results | 70 | |
| Forms for Use in Review and Selection | 73 | |
| 5 | Resources for Training | 95 |
| Contact Information | 111 | |
| References | 113 | |
| Index | 117 | |
