Social Studies Textbook Effects: Evidence from Texas

Autor/inn/en	Savage, Corey; Hübner, Nicolas; Biewen, Martin; Nagengast, Benjamin; Polikoff, Morgan S.
Titel	Social Studies Textbook Effects: Evidence from Texas
Quelle	In: AERA Open, 7 (2021) 1, (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Savage, Corey) ORCID (Hübner, Nicolas) ORCID (Nagengast, Benjamin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-8584
Schlagwörter	Social Studies; Textbooks; Textbook Selection; State Standards; Curriculum; Academic Achievement; Grade 8; School Districts; Student Characteristics; Teacher Student Ratio; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Racial Composition; English Language Learners; Low Income Students; Texas; Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinschaftskunde; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Schulleistung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School district; Schulbezirk; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	Well-informed decisions on curricular materials can be an efficient way to boost student achievement. Prior studies have employed experimental and quasi-experimental designs to investigate the effects of textbooks on mathematics achievement. This is the first study to consider textbook effects in social studies education. Within the context of a textbook adoption cycle in Texas, we use a difference-in-differences approach with district-level administrative data and estimate the effects of adopting a state-approved textbook on social studies achievement. We find no evidence of a practically meaningful adoption effect. We conclude by highlighting the need for further high-quality research in this often-overlooked school subject area. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01