Abstract
The presentation informs about the findings of a research on the influence of textbooks on teachers' decisions about the content and methods of their teaching, especially in comparison with other materials and factors. The survey of this study was realized by online questionnaire. 592 teachers participated on it.
The results of our study as many other former ones appears to validate that printed textbooks are still essential. A closer look at the data indicates that teachers are willing to work with other resources, however they do not do that in reality very often.
For example, average use of encyclopaedia and ecucational software in primary science and social studies lessons are surprisingly low. According the result of the research, a new challenge for the designers of textbooks is to create materials that enable teachers to put finishing touches to the textbooks' framework and allow them to feel free to decide on using additional materials or resources according to their own beliefs about the proper way of teaching.
The challenge for pedagogical education could be to help future and current teachers to reflect their beliefs and develop their skills. Furthermore, teachers should be train to use different sources to fulfil systematic goals of instruction.