textbookoriented
Textbook-oriented is an adjective used to describe approaches to education, publishing, or learning materials that place textbooks at the center of content delivery, structure, and assessment. In this sense, a textbook-oriented curriculum or instruction relies heavily on a specific textbook or set of textbooks to determine topics, sequence, pacing, and activities. The term is often used descriptively in policy discussions, classroom practice, and scholarly writing to contrast with more open-ended, inquiry-based, or student-centered approaches.
In practice, textbook-oriented teaching may involve instructors following the textbook’s chapters and exercises as the primary
Advantages commonly attributed to textbook-oriented designs include clarity of expectations for students, straightforward alignment with exams
Historically, textbook centrality has been prevalent in many education systems, though reforms in various regions seek