National Institute of Research & Education (NIRE)
Regional Office: New Century Education (NCE)
A-1, Shadman House, Abdara Road, University Road, Peshawar.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TEXTBOOKS PUBLISHED BY
NCE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS
The model to evaluate these textbooks was CIPP Model of Stuffle Beam which stands for Content, Input,
Process and Product, Evaluation Technique.
CIPP Model
NCE
National
International
Remarks
Content:
a. Subject
Matter
b. Text Density
c. Content
Approach
d. Keywords
e. Validity
f. Reliability
g. Aptness
h. Level of text
i. Font style,
size, colour.
j. Book size,
title page,
presentation,
Ease to hold
and carry,
Illustration.
NCE text is culturally
valid, relevant,
teaching language
and structure,
keywords approach
with age-appropriate
density and difficulty
level.
Highly creative
approaches are made
part of all the skills
across the text books.
Very practical and
user-friendly size of
textbooks that get
covered in proper
time encouraging
students to get hands
on learning through
learning by doing.
Phonics-based and
skill-based
approaches are being
followed.
Observation,
imagination, prethinking, mental
arithmetic and
productivity is
developed while
students own work is
always appreciated.
Subject-appropriate
approach is being
followed in NCE
Textbooks.
National Publishers
text is culturally valid
but not reliable to the
extent of using the
same language and
techniques used
across diverse
subjects. An effort is
made to use Blooms
Taxonomy approach
across all subjects
that at the cost of
appropriateness or
teach ability. No
keywords technique
to make it targetoriented for the child
to learn and build
his/her knowledge.
No creativity is
generated from the
teacher-centered
activities given in the
books. Letter-based
and materialknowledge-based
approach. Same
approach is followed
in the entire subjects.
NO TEACHING
TECHNIQUE/TOOL
NO COMPETENCY
DEFINED
International
Publishers’ texts are
mostly borrowed
from the classics
around the world
undermining cultural
validity, age-levelappropriateness,
difficult to teach and
cover the difficult text
with a very difficult
exercise that cannot
be done
independently by the
student. Book and
text size is lengthy
enough that no
subject can be
covered 100% if
properly taught. Rote
learning is
encouraging by giving
short questions
requiring long
answers.
The book size is
bigger than the
teaching and learning
capacity of the
students.
-NO TEACHING
TECHNIQUE/TOOL
-NO COMPETENCY
DEFINED
Textbooks are
designed to provide
an opportunity for a
better, friendly, easy
and interesting
learning in the class
where the child loves
to work
independently in the
textbooks after few
weeks of guidance by
the teacher. NCE has
given independent
learning system that
encourages skillbuilding and
independence of the
student.
Teaching tools used in
all subjects makes
them very interactive
and exciting both for
the teacher and the
taught.
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Input:
The language,
technique,
activities,
strategies,
Skills,
Process
Product
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NCE is the only
publishers having
used teaching tools
for all subjects with
latest research.
COMPETENCIES OF
ALL SUBJECTS
DEFINED
Learning and teaching
techniques are the
singular and sterling
quality of NCE.
Pre-book activities,
pre-concept activities,
Creativity, Language
crafts, Story-based
teaching, letterstories. Keywordtechnique, Brainstorming. Students
work while teachers
facilitate them.
Projects are made,
writing is always
creative.
Assessment
techniques are varied
both deductive and
inductive. Checklists,
sociogram, studentreports are given to
the schools to carry
out an effective
formative and
summative
assessment of the
students.
Skills are developed
for life-long support.
Learning by doing
makes the students
active and they feel
pride in participating
Every book is made to
be translated,
exercises done by the
teacher and rotelearning by the
students.
Teacher teaches while
the students listen
and copy their
answers from the
teachers writing
board.
Every book is made to
be translated,
exercises done by the
teacher and rotelearning by the
students. Mostly
translations are
available of all the
textbooks so all
subjects are taught
through translation
and question answer
method is applied in
the class.
Book is designed for
the students so that
effective learning
should take place.
The titles of the
lessons carry the
theme and message
of the text.
Only tests are given to
students which they
take by using their
memory denying the
opportunity of
observation,
imagination and
creativity. Amazingly,
all the students
produce the same
answers having no
difference of
interpretation thus
making a perfect win
for the rote-learner.
Even these tests are
not standardized
tests.
Rote-memory not
creativity is
encouraged. Teachercentered approach
makes the student
very dependent thus
Only tests are given to
students which they
take by using their
memory denying the
opportunity of
observation,
imagination and
creativity. Amazingly,
all the students
produce the same
answers having no
difference of
interpretation thus
making a perfect win
for the rote-learner.
Even these tests are
not standardised
tests.
Oxford text gives an
idea of their language
imperialism which
discourages
understanding and
conceptual learning
Keeping in view the
three main domains
of learning windows
that is Visual,
Auditory and
Tactile/kinesthetic,
NCE gives the
opportunity to every
type of learner.
Education means
positive change in the
behaviour of the
people through
training their mind
and heart. If a child is
in the daily chores at
home or with their
parents at workplaces. These
students are proactive and synergized.
Citizens with a
disposition of social
responsibilities. NCE
not only believe in
encouraging skilled
people but believe in
competent citizens
who enjoy a certain
level of competitive
edge over others.
lack confidence who
then dare not to be
creatively different.
An idea of the Islamic
scholarship is given in
the texts but
paradoxically it is not
producing religious
minded pious
students.
and making way for
very shy, dependent
and not-confident
students. Even these
huge and highly rich
text not encourage
skill-building or
creativity.
denied the
opportunity to create
he/she is doomed to
be frustrated seeking
solution through
illogical means. We
need to encourage a
system of learning
that make the
students skilled and
competent with a
pro-active approach
enjoining the qualities
of emotional
competence, sharp
observation and a
knack for creativity.
The technique used in the writing of this document is the most effective one used
worldwide for evaluation of textbook. However, the summary given does not
encompass all the facets of the textbooks in question. These findings may be used by
the Schools’ Management as a guidance and selection tool for quality textbooks. Subject
wise details can also be given as and when desired.
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