Malaysian Teachers’ Evaluation of Form One (KBSM) English Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis

Research in textbook and materials evaluation which was the major focus in many ELT published articles and books in the 1980s are still lacking, even though one cannot deny its important role when choosing an appropriate text for any particular language course. In this thesis, I will present the ou...

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Main Author:	Rohaiza, Jupri
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	1994
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/634/1/Rohaiza_Jupri.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/634/2/Rohaiza_Jupri_94.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.6342022-12-18T01:18:34Z Malaysian Teachers’ Evaluation of Form One (KBSM) English Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis 1994-09 Rohaiza, Jupri Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages Department of Language and Linguistics PE English Research in textbook and materials evaluation which was the major focus in many ELT published articles and books in the 1980s are still lacking, even though one cannot deny its important role when choosing an appropriate text for any particular language course. In this thesis, I will present the outcome of my attempt on using a formal evaluative checklist (based on Tucker’s (1975) and William’s (1983) textbook evaluation scheme) with the Malaysian teachers on six different Form One textbooks. The mini textbook evaluation survey aims to find out the values of the new English textbooks (which are written and published under the recently implemented KBSM curriculum) and how they compare with one another, after being used for about six years with the Form One pupils (hence, a summative evaluation). 33 teachers from 12 different schools throughout four states in Malaysia have participated and give their full cooperation by completing a Textbook Evaluation Form-cum- Questionnaire. 35 criteria in the checklist serves as the main evaluative framework which have been adapted to suit the Malaysian educational context. On the overall, this research has been a very rewarding experience for me, as it not only finds out how the Form One KBSM English textbooks fare with one another in the assessment, as well as shedding us with some light on the communicative potential of the books with the pupils’ needs. The research, which in a way, is an experimental application of Tucker’s evaluative scheme, has also taught me much on the development of textbook evaluative framework and its importance to teachers, even though they may not be actively involved in the selection of their textbooks, as Malaysian teachers are. 1994-09 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/634/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/634/1/Rohaiza_Jupri.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/634/2/Rohaiza_Jupri_94.pdf text eng public https://repository.essex.ac.uk other masters University of Essex
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description	Research in textbook and materials evaluation which was the major focus in many ELT published articles and books in the 1980s are still lacking, even though one cannot deny its important role when choosing an appropriate text for any particular language course. In this thesis, I will present the outcome of my attempt on using a formal evaluative checklist (based on Tucker’s (1975) and William’s (1983) textbook evaluation scheme) with the Malaysian teachers on six different Form One textbooks. The mini textbook evaluation survey aims to find out the values of the new English textbooks (which are written and published under the recently implemented KBSM curriculum) and how they compare with one another, after being used for about six years with the Form One pupils (hence, a summative evaluation). 33 teachers from 12 different schools throughout four states in Malaysia have participated and give their full cooperation by completing a Textbook Evaluation Form-cum- Questionnaire. 35 criteria in the checklist serves as the main evaluative framework which have been adapted to suit the Malaysian educational context. On the overall, this research has been a very rewarding experience for me, as it not only finds out how the Form One KBSM English textbooks fare with one another in the assessment, as well as shedding us with some light on the communicative potential of the books with the pupils’ needs. The research, which in a way, is an experimental application of Tucker’s evaluative scheme, has also taught me much on the development of textbook evaluative framework and its importance to teachers, even though they may not be actively involved in the selection of their textbooks, as Malaysian teachers are.
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author	Rohaiza, Jupri
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title	Malaysian Teachers’ Evaluation of Form One (KBSM) English Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis
title_short	Malaysian Teachers’ Evaluation of Form One (KBSM) English Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis
title_full	Malaysian Teachers’ Evaluation of Form One (KBSM) English Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis
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title_full_unstemmed	Malaysian Teachers’ Evaluation of Form One (KBSM) English Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis
title_sort	malaysian teachers’ evaluation of form one (kbsm) english textbooks: a comparative analysis
granting_institution	University of Essex
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publishDate	1994
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/634/1/Rohaiza_Jupri.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/634/2/Rohaiza_Jupri_94.pdf
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Malaysian Teachers’ Evaluation of Form One (KBSM) English Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis

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