The Textbook: The Teachers of Today

Authors

  • José Pablo Céspedes Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • Jean Carlo Vargas Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • Edwin Andrés Pérez Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • Adrián Chavarría Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rep.6-1.8

Keywords:

textbook, teaching and learning process, teaching materials, methodology, pedagogical model

Abstract

This is a research synthesis done with the goal of comprehending and interpreting the real role of textbooks in the classrooms. This paper shows the unnecessary usage of textbooks for conducting the teaching-learning process. Thestudy results were obtained at a private high school in Limon province which holds a medium-class population. Nonetheless, this institution possesses anexcellent infrastructure and parents pay a high fare, the educational quality resembles a public school one. This is due to the lack of correspondence between the curricular content and the teaching objectives that are established for this type of centers.

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Published

2011-07-07

How to Cite

Céspedes, J. P., Vargas, J. C., Pérez, E. A., & Chavarría, A. (2011). The Textbook: The Teachers of Today. Ensayos Pedagógicos Journal, 6(1), 133-143. https://doi.org/10.15359/rep.6-1.8

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Academic Articles

How to Cite

Céspedes, J. P., Vargas, J. C., Pérez, E. A., & Chavarría, A. (2011). The Textbook: The Teachers of Today. Ensayos Pedagógicos Journal, 6(1), 133-143. https://doi.org/10.15359/rep.6-1.8

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