“动物学”是一门包括动物生物学、分类学、比较解剖学、系统动物学和生态学等方面基本内容的综合性学科。它在大学生物系(科)是属于基础学科。但就其教材方面来说,一般是:“内容繁琐,现象罗列,概念不突出,原理讲不透”。教学效果是:“听不懂,记不牢,用不大到”。那么如何来较好完成动物学的教学工作呢?首先我们来探讨一下动物学教材编选的原则。 Zoology is a comprehensive discipline that includes the basic contents of animal biology, taxonomy, comparative anatomy, system zoology and ecology. It is in the Department of Biology (Section) is a basic discipline. However, in terms of teaching materials, the general is: “cumbersome content, the phenomenon is listed, the concept is not prominent, the principle can not tell.” Teaching effect is: “do not understand, remember not strong, not much use.” So how to better complete the zoological teaching? First of all, we explore the principle of zoology textbook compilation.