Great 'small' ideas for making textbooks more fun

As fixed sources of information, textbooks are inevitably imperfect guides to a subject. Many are bound to textbooks as they provide a basis for discussion and for information gathering. In 1997 thousands of GCSE students aged 15-16 were asked which sources of information they trusted the most. The vast majority listed textbooks as the number one choice. Teachers came far down the list. It is therefore important that we educate students to use these tools for learning effectively and perhaps challenge them to be critical of what they read.

Starting with the most trustworthy, which sources do you think are the most trustworthy?

This are the final outcome of Howe's research:

1. School textbooks
   
2. CD-ROMS
   
3. The Internet
   
4. Non-Fiction Books
   
5. Teacher
   
6. Television
   
7. Radio
   
8. Newspapers

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