新竹縣國中英語教師教材使用現況分析

Junior High School English Teachers’ Perspectives on Current English Textbooks in Hsin Chu County

呂昭穎(Chao-Ying Lu)

指導教授 ： 王惠芝

中原大學/人文與教育學院/應用外語研究所/碩士(2010年)

https://doi.org/10.6840/cycu201000327

摘要

本研究旨在了解新竹縣各國民中學英語教師對於其教科書選用現況、選用過程意見及使用滿意度，進而探究影響教科書選用的因素，並分析不同教師個人背景變項、學校規模變項與教科書之選用過程和使用滿意度之間的關係。研究設計採問卷調查法進行研究。本研究以新竹縣國民中學184位英語教師為受試者，總計回收有效問卷140份。所獲資料以t檢定、單因子變異數分析等方法進行分析，獲得下述結論： 1. 康軒、翰林及南一為最常使用的英語教科書，而幾乎全數的學校都是由英語教學領域會議決定教材。 2. 新竹縣國中英語教師認為目前教科書選用現況符合教科書選用之原則。 3. 影響選擇英語教科書最重要的因素在外在因素為字體大小、內在因素為教材難易度、其他因素為習作是否能反映教材重點為最重要的原則。 4. 整體而言，新竹縣教師對於英語教材的外在因素、內在因素、其他因素都感到滿意。 5. 教師在教材使用滿意度上，在外在因素中會因為「學校所在地」、「年齡」、的不同而有所差異；但不會因「教學經驗」及「性別」的不同而有所差異。 6. 教師在教材使用滿意度上，在內在因素中會因為「性別」、「學校所在地」、「教學經驗」的不同而有所差異；但不會因「年齡」的不同而有所差異。 7. 教師在教材使用滿意度上，在其他因素中會因為「學校所在地」、「年齡」、的不同而有所差異；但不會因「性別」、「教學經驗」的不同而有所差異。 8. 老師在教科書使用上遭遇若干的困難如教學時數不足、教材恢復一綱一本。 最後，研究結果提供選用教科書之建議，以供教育行政機關、學校、教師與未來出版社作為參考，以利提升新竹縣國民中學教科書選用水準、提升教師專業知能，進而增進教學成效。

關鍵字

影響因素 ； 教科書選用 ； 滿意度

並列摘要

The purpose of this study is to understand the status of the textbook selection process in the junior high schools of the Hsin Chu County, as well as the advice and satisfaction levels of the teachers. It then explores the factors that may affect the outcome of the textbook selection process by analyzing the relationships between the different variables, including the teachers’ backgrounds, school sizes, the issues encountered during the selection process, as well as teachers’ satisfaction after using the selected textbooks. Next, a questionnaire was designed to and distributed to 184 English teachers from the junior high schools in Hsin Chu County as the subjects. As a result, 140 valid questionnaires were returned. By evaluating the data using the t-test and the ANOVA analysis of variance, the researcher made the following conclusions:
1. Kan-Hsuan, Hanlin, and Nan-I are the most commonly used English textbooks and that, in most cases, the teaching materials are selected by the English Teaching Committee of almost all junior high schools.
2. English teachers in the Hsin Chu County believe that the status of the existing textbook selection process meets the principles of textbook selection.
3. It is important to note that the external factor that influences the selection of the English textbooks is the font size. The internal factors focus primarily on the difficulty level of the teaching materials. In other factors focus on if the workbooks reflects the key points of the textbook.
4. Overall, the teachers in Hsin Chu County are satisfied with the external, internal, as well as other factors related to selection of the English teaching materials.
5. The teachers’ satisfaction levels in regards to the external factors of the teaching materials may vary because of the “location of school” and the “age”. However, it will not be affected by the “teaching experience” and “gender”.
6. The teachers’ satisfaction levels vary regarding the internal factors of the teaching materials because of the “gender”, “location of school”, or the “teaching experience”. However, it is not affected by the “age” factor.
7. Variations exist in the teachers’ satisfaction levels regarding other factors of the teaching materials because of the “location of school” or “age”. However, it is not affected by the “gender” or “teaching experience”.
8. Teachers have encountered numerous difficulties and inconveniences while using the textbooks. Examples of such problems are a lack of teaching hours, and the restoration of teaching materials to be one outline and one textbook.
Finally, the research findings provided suggestions and future recommendations on textbook selection and usage for education and administrative agencies, schools, teachers and publishers. The results were helpful to junior high schools in Hsin Chu County, as well as could enhance the professional knowledge of the teachers, thereby to boost the instructional effectiveness.

並列關鍵字

textbook selection ； influential factors ； satisfaction level

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