Topic 3: Evaluation and exploitation of course books and multimedia materials

(1) Analyse the criteria in evaluating teaching material

(2) State and justify additional criteria to evaluate

teaching materials

Group 4 Tesl 2 Sem 6HONG YIN YIN

CHEONG ZI HOONG

Criteria : Content• Usefulness– Contain specific

components to be taught

• Accurateness

• Relevance– In line with appropriate

syllabus– Relevant to the topic

• Level of difficulty– Comprehensible– Appropriate with the

proficiency level of learners

• Interest & Learning Styles– Suitable for different

learning styles– Meet the need and

interest of learnersHow can we assess the qualityof material?http://www.accu.or.jp/litdbase/pub/p_man1/almd/Ch2merge3.pdf

Criteria: language & text

• Appropriateness – learners’ literacy level–Can be understood – Length of the text–Grammar items – suitable amount of new vocabulary – clear sentence structure

Criteria: Social consideration• Gender/sexual roles• Belief systems• Multiculturalism/anti-racism• Age• Socio-economic status• Regional bias• Aboriginal culture/roles• Special needs

S - Suitable or appropriate

NS - Not suitable/ appropriate

NA - Not applicable

Evaluation and Selection of Learning Resources: A Guidehttp://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/ed_ESLR_08.pdf

Criteria : visual & illustrations

• Clarity– Can be seen clearly – Convey message clearly and pupils can understand easily

• Size– Big enough for pupils to see

• Relevance– Relevance to the topic you which teach

• Attractiveness– Suit the pupils’ interest

• Quality

Criteria : Audio

• Clarity– Correct pronunciation– Speed, intonation, pitch…

• Quality • Volume– Loud: can be heard by each pupils

• Language – Comprehensive– Language used is suit with the pupils’ proficiency level

Criteria : durability

• Can be used repeatedly • Long lasting• Not easily being broken

Criteria: Availability

• Locally available• Can be obtained easily

Criteria: Cost

• Affordable • The cost is reasonable

Evaluating ELT textbooks and materials Leslie E. Sheldon

http://203.72.145.166/elt/files/42-4-1.pdf

Criteria: authenticity

• Content is meaningful, relevant, interesting for the learners

• Content supports the integration of personal, familiar, and cultural context of society is meaningful for many pupils

http://203.72.145.166/elt/files/42-4-1.pdf

Additional criteria:

• Supporting materials– Audio materials, CD– Visual• Illustration• Graphics

– Workbooks– Interactive materials/ CD Rom

Justification

• Supporting materials– For teacher: • a description of the instructional activities

– For pupils: • sufficient materials for a variety of activities

including pre-instruction and follow up

Evaluation and Selection of Learning Resources: A Guidehttp://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/ed_ESLR_08.pdf

• Activities provided– Practical in class within the time allocated– Communicative– Versatile for group size

Additional criteria:

Justification

• Activities provided– encourage student self-expression and interaction– Pupils are given opportunities to use the language

during the activities– Encourage pupils’ creativity– Promote active learning and students’

engagement

Evaluation and Selection of Learning Resources: A Guidehttp://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/ed_ESLR_08.pdf