Social Studies Textbook Effects: Evidence From Texas

Social Studies Textbook Effects: Evidence From Texas

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Well-informed decisions on curricular materials can be an efficient way to boost student achievement.Prior studies Water Level Switch Chamber have employed experimental and quasi-experimental designs to investigate the effects of textbooks on mathematics achievement.This is the first study to consider textbook effects in social studies education.Within the context of a textbook adoption cycle in Ice Cream Makers Texas, we use a difference-in-differences approach with district-level administrative data and estimate the effects of adopting a state-approved textbook on social studies achievement.

We find no evidence of a practically meaningful adoption effect.We conclude by highlighting the need for further high-quality research in this often-overlooked school subject area.