Which of the following statements about the role of textbooks in curriculum is most accurate?

a. The curriculum plan, not the textbook, tends to most determine the knowledge base for individual courses.
b. Textbooks tend to help address the curriculum to the special needs of particular groups of students.
c. Textbooks influence the nature and sequence of a curriculum.
d. Textbooks tend not to affect students' learning experiences.


ANSWER: c

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