“普通地质学”是地质类专业学生进入专业课学习的入门课程,也是非地质类专业学生和社会公众学习地球科学基本知识的入门读物。普通地质学教材的内容经过几十年的发展在我国已经趋于成熟、稳定。本文通过回顾该教材的发展历程以及与国外出版的同类教材的比较,提出了进一步提升教材质量、提高教学效果的几点认识。 Ordinary geology is an introductory course for students majoring in geology to enter specialized courses and also a primer for non-geology majors and the general public in learning the basic knowledge of geosciences. After decades of development, the contents of ordinary geology textbooks have become mature and stable in our country. By reviewing the course of development of this textbook and comparing with the same textbook published in foreign countries, this paper puts forward some suggestions on how to further improve the quality of teaching materials and how to improve the teaching effect.