آراء معلمي الصف الأول الأساسي في الأردن حول ملامح تحديث كتاب اللغة الإنجليزية Action Pack 1 لهذا الصف

الملخص EN

This study examines Jordanian first grade English teachers’ views about the amendments resulting from the first round of review and update of Action Pack 1 textbook.

The population and sample of the study consisted of all first grade teachers of English at Irbid First Directorate of Education in the first semester of the academic year 2007/2008.

Data were collected using an open question and a 71-item questionnaire.

The findings revealed that the teachers under study exhibited moderate views of the utility of the amendments that they considered hardly satisfactory.

The findings further revealed that the amended textbook suffers from several problems.

Finally, statistically significant effects were found for gender and teacher experience on teacher’s views, in favor of male and more experienced teachers, respectively.

Relevant recommendations were put forth, most important amongst which is to involve teachers in all amendment endeavors to make use of their first hand experience with textbooks and their use in the classroom.