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A Behavioral Systems Analysis Of Textbook Quality Improvement, Elizabeth T. Suarez
A Behavioral Systems Analysis Of Textbook Quality Improvement, Elizabeth T. Suarez
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Behavioral systems analysis is a deliberate approach to systems-design that is intended to help a system achieve its ultimate goals. The present study used behavioral systems analysis in an attempt to improve the quality o f a college-level textbook. Formative and expert evaluations were used to assess the needs of the textbook. Once the needs were determined, a six-step process of analysis, goal specification, design, implementation, evaluation, and recycling was used to meet the objectives specified by the needs assessment.
The first objective of this study was to produce and publish an improved edition of a textbook and to begin …