Arguments For and Against Textbooks

Arguments for
and Against
Textbooks
What is Textbook?
A textbook is a book used for the study of a subject.
People use a textbook to learn facts and methods about
a certain subject. Textbooks sometimes have questions
to test the knowledge and understanding of the learner.
Types of Textbooks
Advantage of using Textbooks
• Textbooks are especially helpful for beginning teachers. The
material to be covered and the design of each lesson are
carefully spelled out in detail.
• Textbooks provide organized units of work. A textbook gives
you all the plans and lessons you need to cover a topic in
some detail.
• A textbook series provides you with a balanced,
chronological presentation of information.
• Textbooks are a detailed sequence of teaching procedures that
tell you what to do and when to do it. There are no
surprises—everything is carefully spelled out.
• Textbooks provide administrators and teachers with a
complete program. The series is typically based on the latest
research and teaching strategies.
• Good textbooks are excellent teaching aids. They're a
resource for both teachers and students.
Disadvantages of Textbooks
• Lack of up-to-dateness
• Textbooks questions tends to be low-level and factual
based.
• Reading level of the textbook is too difficult
• The textbook has all the answer to all the questions
• Textbooks differ authors that tends to have conflicting
ideas that causes confusion to students.
Think of a Textbook as a Tool
• Use the textbook as a resource for students, but not the only
resource.
• Use a textbook as a guide, not a mandate, for instruction.
• Be free to modify, change, eliminate, or add to the material in
the textbook.
• Supplement the textbook with lots of outside readings.
• Supplement teacher information in the textbook with teacher
resource books; attendance at local, regional, or national
conferences; articles in professional periodicals; and
conversations with experienced teachers.
What is E-book?
An electronic book, also known as an e-book or
eBook, is a book publication made available in
digital form, consisting of text, images, or both,
readable on the flat-panel display of computers or
other electronic devices.
Advantages of Using E-books
• One of the biggest advantages of eBooks is the fact that they require
no trees to create them. This is obviously an eco-friendly option that
both reduces cost and lowers environmental impact.
• Information can be obtained without leaving your desk! Need to do
some last minute research on a particular topic? Simply find a great
eBook store, search for your keywords or phrases, purchase the book
and you’re set!
• Unlike paper books and materials, digital books only require
one device to carry around with you. This means you can
carry a library of various book genres for every mood.
• eBooks can lower the cost of enjoying your favorite titles.
With no shipping and handling costs, eBooks typically have
prices that are 50-60% lower than their print counterparts
• eBooks are more flexible than paper books. For those who
have trouble reading the typical book-sized font, eBook
readers can enlarge the font size to make reading more
pleasurable and easier on the eyes.
• eBooks can contain multi-media elements not available with
traditional books. Audio and video can be embedded to make
reading a fully immersive experience.
Disadvantages of Using e-books
• Piracy
• Some e books can be edited by anyone and is prone to
information tampering.
• It relies heavily on the gadget used by the readers
• Being to engaged in e book proves to destroy eye sights due
to radiation emitted by the gadgets.
• Not all people knows how to operate certain gadgets required
by e books.
How to be a responsible E-book
Reader?
• As a teacher, only refer to e books with reliable authors or
sources.
• Never depend on e book alone for it may contain wrong
information.
• Always look for the publication date and its privacy type. If it
has an edit button avoid using it as a reference.
• Look for a wide variety of choices in using e book as a
reference for your lessons.
ENUMERATION
1-4) What does PPPF means in the
Proper Use of Materials?
TRUE or FALSE
5. Instructional materials are
materials that are used to aid the
transfer of information.
TRUE or FALSE
6. In using illustrations, there should
be no limit in putting of details.
TRUE or FALSE
7. In using illustrations, pictures shall
be directly depicting real objects.
TRUE or FALSE
8. In preparing a power point as an
instructional material, follow a 7 liner
paragraph with 5 words per line.
TRUE or FALSE
9. The first step in preparing for an
instructional material is knowing your
students.
TRUE or FALSE
10. Instructional materials shall have wide
variety and shall be use according to what the
lesson aims to get.
ENUMERATION
11-14 What are the forms of
materials?
15-16 What are the 2 main categories
of materials?
17-20) Differentiate real content
form carrier content in TGM.
ESSAY
1. Why do you need to consider your
students in planning for the use of
instructional materials?
ESSAY
2. Why is instructional material
important? What does it enhance?
ESSAY
Differentiate TGM from LGM.

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