Farhangian Teacher

Education University
Farhangian Teacher Education University
Shahid Bahonar Faculty

Course: Material Evaluation

Winter, 2021 (1399)

(parishayeste@yahoo.com)
Material Evaluation: Course Requirements

Constituting elements Points/

sores
1 Attendance & Active Participation 2

2 Term Activities & Assignments (regarding the 3

deadlines)
3 Term final assignment 4

4 Mid-Term; Final Exam 11

Total 20
 Material Evaluation: Course Contents
What you will learn
 Theoretical considerations
• Concepts
• Models
• Tools and techniques

 Practical evaluation
• Individual tasks (term assignments)
• Books’ chapter/unit (a fully final assignment)
 Materials Evaluation: Your course-book/texts
 Published papers (e.g., Ellis, 1997; McGrath, 2002;……)

 Book chapters form the following books:

• The Complete Guide to the Theory and Practice of Materials
Development for ...(by Tomlinson)
Materials Evaluation: Material Types

Pictures,
photos

Flash
Apps
Cards

Material
Audio, Evaluation
Video Dictionaries
Materials

Real Teachers’
Objects books
Empirical Evaluation (Ellis, 1997;….)

Predictive Evaluation

Empirical
Evaluation

Retrospective Evaluation
 Materials Evaluation: Empirical Evaluation

 Predictive Evaluation:
Designed to make a decision regarding what materials to use,

 Retrospective evaluation:
Designed to examine materials that have actually been used. It can
be impressionistic or empirical.

According to Rod Ellis (1997) the

empirical evaluations constitute a
kind of action research that can
contribute to reflective practice in
teaching.
Materials Evaluation: A Predictive Evaluation cycle
Can I use this
No: reject
to teach what
my learners
need to know?
Yes: go on

Will it appeal
No: reject to my
learners?

Yes: go on Does it fi what I

understand
language and No: reject
learning to be?
Yes: go on
Will this material
helps my students
understand and
use English
better?
Good Luck