Importance of Evaluating and Adapting Materials
Good morning, Teacher Lyn. What are you doing? You are bombarded with textbooks. You are also watching a video from YouTube.
Evaluating the textbooks? Why?
As a teacher, all the materials used in the class are evaluated to ensure that the content and activities are relevant and interesting to the current needs of my students.
I’m sorry Zin. I didn’t notice you here. Well, I am evaluating the textbooks of which are effective in our next English class. Similar to the educational videos from YouTube.
Wow! I thought teachers just copy what is said in the textbooks. Can you tell me about evaluating materials?
Potential values? Do you mean their strengths and weaknesses?
Sure thing! According to Tomlinson (1998, 2003), materials evaluation is a systematic appraisal measuring the potential values of materials on learners in relation to their objectives.
Yes, dear. Through materials evaluation, we can identify the strengths and weaknesses of the materials by considering the diverse needs and interests of the students.