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Principles of Material Evaluation

The document discusses evaluating materials used in language programs. It defines material evaluation as looking at existing materials and selecting what is needed, and making judgements about how materials impact learners. There are two principles in materials evaluation - effectiveness, which examines if a material meets learner needs, and efficiency, which examines if a material meets needs more effectively than alternatives.

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Principles of Material Evaluation

The document discusses evaluating materials used in language programs. It defines material evaluation as looking at existing materials and selecting what is needed, and making judgements about how materials impact learners. There are two principles in materials evaluation - effectiveness, which examines if a material meets learner needs, and efficiency, which examines if a material meets needs more effectively than alternatives.

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Evaluation:
Definition and principles in material
evaluation
qualitites each unit of mateial should
reflect
Ladie mirr q. ildefonso
Hello!
I am Ladie Mirr.
I am the reporter of the day!

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What is material
evaluation?
Material evaluation

✘  involves a look at existing materials and selecting what you need


from them. 
✘ Makes judgement about the effect of the materials on the learners.
✘ Checking the impact of the materials to the learners.
✘ Looking at the ability of the materials to interest the learners.

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WHY do we
evaluate
materials?
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✘ To identify the popular and successful features of
existing materials, which will help us to produce better
materials.
✘ To choose suitable materials for language programs.
✘ To adapt the materials to make them better suit the
needs of the students and the needs of teaching.

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✘ To identify how successful the materials used in the
classroom are.
✘ To examine whether the materials fulfil the prescribed
course
✘ To examine the extent to which materials permit
students to achieve learning objectives.
✘ To identify whether the designs of the materials are
suitable for a task-based syllabus.

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Principles in
materials
evaluation

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There are two principles in materials evaluation:
(Ellis 1998 in Tomlinson 1998).

EFFECTIVENESS PRINCIPLE EFFICIENCY PRINCIPLE

Is a course book effective in Does a course book meet the


meeting the needs of the needs of the learners more
learners? effectively than some alternative
course books?

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