A teacher-based evaluation of grade nine English textbook in southern Mazar directorate

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study is to evaluate teachers’ perception of grade nine English textbook (action pack 9, 2013) in Jordan.

a self-completion57-item questionnaire has been developed to evaluate five major components-all of which are textbook objectives, textbook content, activities, evaluation, and textbook layout and design.

the sample of the study consists of 89 teachers (34 males and 55 females).

the results reveal that the rating of teachers’ perception of the appropriateness of the ninth-grade textbook is high.

in particular, the components of textbook objectives, textbook layout and design, and evaluation are rated with a high level of appropriateness; whereas the components of activities and textbook content are rated with a medium level of appropriateness.

furthermore, the results show that there is significant difference attributed to the variable of gender in favor of males.

nevertheless, there is no significant difference attributed to the variable of experience.

in addition, the results reveal that the interaction of variables is self-evident.