CHAPTER 3
MATERIALS EVALUATION
Abdulla, Benitez, Bohol, Cadungog, Villarin
BSED ENG 6 T-TH 2:30 - 4:00 PM
MATERIAL EVALUATION
DEFINITION
Materials evaluation may be defined as a
procedure or a systematic appraisal
measuring the potential value(s) of materials
on learners in relation to their objectives
(Tomlinson 1998, 2003).
An evaluation focuses largely on the needs of
the users of the materials and makes
subjective judgments about their effects
(Tomlinson, 2003).
MATERIAL EVALUATION
DEFINITION
Materials evaluation means a principled
process of providing useful information about
the targeted materials in order to select
and/or develop them in a reliable and valid
approach.
Material evaluations can be impressionistic or
empirical (Ellis 1997) and the impressionistic
way of materials evaluation has come under
criticism for being unempirical or unscientific
(Mukundan 2006).
Reasons and Purposes of
Materials Evaluation
Evaluations can be carried out pre-use, in-use or post-use.
The main aim of evaluating materials pre-use is to measure the
potential of what teachers and learners can do with them in the
classroom.
In-use and post-use evaluations are important in establishing
how successful learning materials are (McDonough & Shaw,
2003: 71).
Reasons and Purposes of
Materials Evaluation
Cunningsworth identifies two reasons for
evaluation:
1. The intention to adopt new coursebooks.
2. To identify the points of strengths and
weaknesses
PRINCIPLES IN MATERIALS
EVALUATION -TOMLINSON, 2013
Materials should achieve impact.
Materials should help learners to feel at ease.
Materials should help the learners to develop confidence.
PRINCIPLES IN MATERIALS
EVALUATION -TOMLINSON, 2013
What is being taught should be perceived by learners
as relevant and useful.
Materials should require and facilitate learner selfinvestment.
Learners must be ready to acquire the points being
taught both in terms of linguistic, developmental
readiness, and of psychological readiness too.
PRINCIPLES IN MATERIALS
EVALUATION -TOMLINSON, 2013
Materials should expose the learners to language in
authentic use.
The learner's attention should be drawn to linguistic
features of the input.
Materials should provide the learners with opportunities
to use the target language to achieve communicative
purposes
TYPES OF EVALUATION: STYLES
IMPRESSIONISTIC (ELLIS, 1997):
Purpose Get a general overview of material
• Looks at: Publisher's pitch Contents & organization
• Based on impressions of teacher/designer
• Often subjective
• Can be vague
TYPES OF EVALUATION: STYLES
SYSTEMATIC
(Checklist) (Byrd, 2001)
Purpose: Use checklists of specific criteria to
evaluate textbooks & materials
• Designer/teacher designed
• Convenient
• Explicit
• Takes into account external and internal criteria
• Can be used in any stage
TYPES OF EVALUATION
(STAGES)
Pre-Use Evaluation:
It involves making predictions about the
potential value of materials on people who
use them (Tomlinson 1998, 2003)
• He indicates that this type of evaluation is
often impressionistic, subjective and
unreliable since a teacher scans a book
quickly to gain an impression about its value.
TYPES OF EVALUATION
(STAGES)
Whilst (In)-Use Evaluation:
It measures the value of the materials
whilst observing or using them. Mukundan
(2009); for example, indicates that
retrospective evaluation is the re-evaluation
of materials while they are in-use to decide
if the materials work
TYPES OF EVALUATION
(STAGES)
Post-Use Evaluation:
It is the most important and valuable type
of evaluation because it can measure the
actual effects of the materials on the users
and provide reliable information (Tomlinson
1998, 2003)
Tomlinson maintains that it can measure
short term effects such as motivation,
impact achievability and instant learning.
REFERENCES
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THANK YOU!
Abdulla,
Nadine A,
Benitez,
Bohol,
Cadungog,
Viah Ruth M. John Milsun A. Shelley F.
Villarin,
Janine H.