Index of Textbook Comparisons


World History
(Late Secondary, Advanced Placement)
Textbook Comparison

Text / Publisher Points Words Index Cit Visuals Rank Percentiles:
Within Class/Overall
The Pageant of World History
Prentice Hall
666.5 2200 17 8 8/83 93.6/38.3
World History: The Human Experience
Glencoe
536 1696 16 11 12/83 75.3/30.8
World History: People and Nations
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
486 2150 23 17 17/83 68.3/27.9
World History
Amsco
412 1387 11 2 22/83 57.9/23.7
History and Life
Scott, Foresman
361 1550 27 11 28/83 50.7/20.7
World History: Perspectives on the Past
D.C. Heath
334 1050 13 6 33/83 46.9/19.2
World History: Perspectives on the Past
D.C. Heath
305 950 23 12 37/83 42.8/17.5
The Human Experience: A World History
Merrill Publishing Company
288.5 1150 13 7 38/83 40.5/16.6
World History: Traditions and New Directions
Addison-Wesley
195.5 1250 37 13 55/83 27.5/11.2
Living World History
Scott, Foresman
193 1100 12 7 58/83 27.1/11.1
A History of the World
Houghton Mifflin Company
178 950 22 10 60/83 25/10.2
Links Across Time and Places: A World History
McDougal, Littell & Company
170.3 750 9 10 61/83 23.9/9.8
World History: Patterns of Civilization
Prentice Hall
155 550 22 8 62/83 21.7/8.9
Exploring World History
Globe
143 450 2 8 63/83 20.1/8.2
History of the World
Houghton Mifflin Company
137 700 30 12 64/83 19.2/7.9
History of the World: The Modern Era
Houghton Mifflin
137 403 0 4 65/83 19.2/7.9
History of the Human Community: Prehistory to the Present
Prentice Hall
129 614 7 0 66/83 18.1/7.4
Exploring a Changing World
Globe
89.5 400 10 5 71/83 12.6/5.1
A History of Civilization: Prehistory to the Present
Prentice Hall
193 1000 15 2 59/83 27.1/11.1


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World History
(Early Secondary)
Textbook Comparison

Text / Publisher Points Words Index Cit Visuals Rank Percentile
Within Class/Overall
The World: Past and Present, East and West
712 2072 19 10 5/83 100/41
The Heritage of World Civilizations
Macmillan
527 2354 24 13 13/83 74/30.3
Global Studies: Civilizations of Past and Present
Amsco
516.5 1350 9 8 16/83 72.5/29.6
Experiencing World History
Media Materials
332.5 1100 0 9 34/83 46.7/19.1
World History
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
109 400 9 8 68/83 15.3/6.3
World History: Prehistoric Times to the Present
Janus
108.5 250 2 3 69/83 15.2/6.2
Fearon's World History
Fearon Education
88 200 0.5 1 72/83 12.4/5.1
World History and You
Steck-Vaughn
62.5 161 2 1 75/83 8.8/3.6
Human Heritage: A World History
Glencoe
40 300 1 6 80/83 5.6/2.3
Peoples and Places in World History
Delos
36 156 7 1 81/83 5.1/2.1


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American History
(Late Secondary)
Textbook Comparison

Text / Publisher Points Words Index Cit Visuals Rank Percentile
Within Class/Overall
History of the United States
Houghton Mifflin
738.5 1950 10 7 3/83 100/42.4
The Americans: A History
McDougal, Littell
725.5 2250 14 7 4/83 98.2/41.6
The American People: A History from 1877
McDougal, Littell
705 3150 5.5 4 6/83 95.5/40.5
American Journey: The Quest for Liberty Since 1865
Prentice Hall
686.5 2200 13 4 7/83 93/39.4
A History of the United States
Prentice Hall
538 1600 11 1 11/83 73/30.9
A History of the United States since 1861
Prentice Hall
525 1750 9 2 14/83 71/30.1
The American Nation
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
474 1445 14 7 18/83 64.1/27.2
America's Story
Houghton Mifflin
421.5 1250 11 2 20/83 57/24.2
American Voices: A History of the United States
Scott, Foresman
421.5 1450 8 5 21/83 57/24.2
America: The Glorious Republic
Houghton Mifflin
406 1850 24 4 23/83 55/23.3
Triumph of the American Nation
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
387.3 1400 15 3 25/83 52.4/22.2
A History of the Republic: The United States from 1865
Prentice Hall
361 3100 10 5 27/83 48.9/20.7
The United States: A History of the Republic
Prentice Hall
360.7 1400 14 3 29/83 48.8/20.7
The American Nation
Prentice Hall
354.5 750 4 3 30/83 48/20.4
The United States and Its People
Addison, Wesley
342 1250 9 3 31/83 46.3/19.6
Our Land, Our Time: A History of the United States
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
336 1200 9 3 32/83 45.5/19.3
American Odyssey: The United States in the Twentieth Century
Glencoe/McGraw Hill
314 1050 6 3 35/83 42.5/18
The Story of America
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
256.5 750 6 4 43/83 34.7/14.7
America: Its People and Values
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
230 550 6 2 48/83 31.1/13.2
History of a Free Nation
Glencoe/McGraw Hill
219.2 950 9 2 50/83 29.7/12.6
America: The People and the Dream
Scott Foresman
198 508 10 2 54/83 26.8/11.4
The Pursuit of Liberty: A History of the American People
Wadsworth
195 750 4 8 56/83 26.4/11.2
Challenge of Freedom (3rd Edition)
Glencoe/McGraw Hill
105 300 3 1 70/83 14.2/6
Current Issues
Close Up Foundation
86 388 14 1 73/83 11.6/4.9
Current Issues in American Democracy
Amsco
59 429 20 3 76/83 8/3.4
The Drama of Democracy
Dushkin
52.5 455 1 1 77/83 7.1/3


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American History
(Early Secondary)
Textbook Comparison

Text / Publisher Points Words Index Cit Visuals Rank Percentile
Within Class/Overall
Enjoying American History
Amsco
650 1900 8 2 9/83 88/37.3
American Adventures: People Making History
Scholastic
424.5 1100 9 5 19/83 57.5/24.4
The United states: Its Past, Purpose, and Promise
Janus
280 650 3.5 2 39/83 37.9/16.1
American History
Amsco
270 1150 4 1 41/83 36.6/15.5
Our Nation's History
American Guidance Service
240 500 6 3 45/83 32.5/13.8
Foundations in American History: From Reconstruction to the Present
Globe
219.5 859 18 3 49/83 29.7/12.6
Exploring American History
Globe
217.5 550 1 1 51/83 29.5/12.5
A Proud Nation
McDougal, Littell
194 650 2 3 57/83 26.3/11.1
Two Centuries of Progress
Glencoe/McGraw Hill
124.5 300 3 2 67/83 16.9/7.1
American Spirit: A History of the American People
Prentice Hall
50 100 1 2 78/83 6.8/2.9


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World Geography
(Late Secondary, Early Secondary)
Textbook Comparison

Text / Publisher Points Words Index Cit Visuals Rank Percentile
Within Class/Overall
Global Geography
Amsco
1324 3280 15 7 2/83 100/76
World Geography Today
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
527 1882 20 13 10/83 43.2/32.8
World Geography: People in Time an Place
Silver Burdett Ginn
521 1537 21 9 15/83 39.4/29.9
World Geography
Prentice Hall
405 1950 17 17 24/83 30.6/23.2
To See a World
Houghton Mifflin
381 1010 18 25 26/83 28.8/21.9
World Geography: The Earth and Its People (Annotated)
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
306 950 10 9 36/83 23.1/17.6
Heath World Geography
D.C. Heath
254 750 9 5 44/83 19.2/14.6
World Geography
Glencoe
250 1300 23 11 46/83 18/13.7
World Geography
McGraw Hill
231 950 5 11 47/83 17.4/13.3
World Geography: People and Places
Merril
209.5 600 14 11 52/83 15.9/12.1
World Geography
Scholastic
45 525 19 5 79/83 3.4/2.6
World Geography and You
Steck-Vaughn
12.5 120 9 1 82/83 .94/.72


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World Culture
(Late Secondary, Advanced Placement)
Textbook Comparison

Text / Publisher Points Words Index Cit Visuals Rank Percentile
World Cultures: A Global Mosaic
Prentice Hall
1742 7050 77 17 1/83 100
Eastern Hemisphere: People in Times and Places
Silver Burdett Ginn
263 791 5 7 42/83 15.1
The Human Expression: World Regions and Cultures
Glencoe
207 900 24 6 53/83 11.9
Global Studies II
Barron's
81.5 850 8.5 2 74/83 4.7
Cultural Anthropology: Understanding Ourselves and Others
Dushkin
275 1162 2 0 40/83 15.8
Global Insights: People and Culture
Glencoe
4 23 1 0 83/83 .23

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