Particularised checklists in materials evaluation: Developing contextually relevant criteria for Turkish EFL classes

Dündar, Esin

The major trend in ELT materials evaluation has been the measurement of general satisfaction levels against borrowed items from previous checklists. However, their real quality can be accurately assessed through contextually relevant criteria. In this study, 85 English teachers, and 500 seventh-graders evaluated the effectiveness of their locally-produced English coursebook with standardised, particularised, and importanceweighted Likert-type checklists. The extent of consumer dissatisfaction in their primary focus areas was found much greater than the overall evaluation alone had yielded. The teachers’ evaluations were yet unaffected by gender, experience, and length of textbook use. The top teacher-preferred criteria focused on accommodating different proficiency levels, and learner type...