This document discusses the definition, purpose, characteristics, and merits of textbooks. It defines textbooks as standard books prescribed for students of a particular age group that serve as both a guide for pupils and a tool for teachers. Textbooks are intended to present content in a structured way, develop students' thinking and reasoning skills, and help teachers effectively plan their lessons to meet curriculum goals. They aim to impart knowledge on selected topics in a graded format through written text, illustrations, and exercises.

1. TEXT BOOK
P. MERCY RANI
M.Ed
Dept.of.education
Periyar university
Salem-11

2. MEANING
 A text book is a prescribed book for
the student of a particular age group.
 Text book is called the teacher in
print.

3. DEFINITIONS
Oxford English dictionary says: “A
book used as a standard work for
the study of a particular subject, a
manual of instructions in a subject
of study “
L.J Lewis: “Text book is tool both for
the pupil and the teacher”

4. Lagne: “It is a standard book for any
particular branch of study”
Bacon: “A book designed for
classroom use, carefully prepared by
experts in the field and equipped
with the usual teaching devices”

5. GOOD TEXT BOOK
A source of knowledge
A guide
An instruction to the pupil
A means of interpreting truth
A tool

6. PHYSICAL ASPECT
 Size of the book
 Printing of the books
 Type size of the books
 Paper used in books
 Binding of books
 Price of books
 Over all get up of books

7. ACADEMIC ASPECTS
Thematic content
Organisation of the contains
Textual language
illustrations (visual aids)
Textual exercises

8. Choice of content
Structure of content
Categorisation of content
conversation
Relative magnitude
The structure
Book duration

9. TYPES OF TEXT BOOK

10. SCOPE OF TEXT BOOKS
Text books extend the habit of self study and
activity among the students.
Develop the thinking and reasoning in the minds of
pupils.
It chance to do get proper different view of the
subject matter.
It develop teaching efficiency in different areas.

11. To develop a good relationship between society
and pupils.
It expand the knowledge of many extent(areas).
It make opportunity to refer other discipline.
It develop way to new finding facts and
approaches to research field.
Pictures, tables are develop the understanding
skills.

12. CHARACTERISTIC OF TEXT BOOKS
Textbook is a standard book in the subject.
It is meant both for the teachers and the students.
It is manual instruction.
It is both content and technique.
Textbook is used for formal as well as informal
education.

13. It is a tool for realising the instructional objectives
of the subject.
Text book is the foundation on which the course is
built up.
It contain selected material.
It presents material in graded from.

14. It is a principle source of study material for a given
course.
It is a learning instrument used by the students.
It i s a purity languages, simplicity of diagrams.
It supplying necessary information

15. PURPOSE & IMPORTANT
They determine not only the subject matter to
be taught but also the methods of teaching.
Text books are the only tools in the hands of
teachers in Indian situations with which they
are able to run their teaching programme
smoothly.

16. Text books are good learning instruments for
the students as they can revise their lessons
whenever they want to do so.
Text books are the chief vehicles for attaining
the goals of curriculum.
Text books fills the needs of the students.
Text books should be promote moral values.

17. Text books give concrete from to the
curriculum. scope of the any topic can be
better know with the help of text books.
They help the teacher in right planning of
the yearly work.
Text books should based on the
characteristics of children.
It towards the promotion of national goals
like democracy, socialism, secularism and
national integrations.

18. MERITS
Text books present content material in compact form.
To suggest activities.
To keep the teachers and students on right track.
To develop the thinking and critical powers of the
teaching.
Basis for classroom teaching.
A cure for bad and effective teaching.
It act as on a teaching aid for the teachers.

19. Too much dependence on text books
gives temporary bookish knowledge.
There is lack of direct experiences. The
students acquire second knowledge.
Lack of interest shown by the top
ranking scholars.
Carelessness and cheating done by the
publishers.