Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Jayakaran Mukundan Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 276 ISBN: 9783838310695
Описание
The writer developed an alternative to traditional checklist-based textbook evaluation by assembling a composite framework. A 4-phase procedure was used in the development of the framework. Phase 1 tested the Skierso Evaluation Checklist (SEC) for reliability and item difficulty. Phase 2 tested the capabilities of the concordance software (WordSmith Tools 3.0) to provide data on the patterns of presentation of vocabulary and structures in textbooks; to determine the extent to which the software would help discriminate between the books; and to determine to what extent the analysis would provide greater illustration to responses to items in Section D of the SEC. Phase 3 tested the capabilities of the reflective journal in providing greater illustration to responses to items in Section E (Exercises and Activities) of the SEC. Finally, in Phase 4 the writer assembled aspects of the two complementary components into a framework which had the checklist as the main instrument. The framework...
