TITLE:
Post-Evaluation on New Edition of PEP: A Small Case Study of Grade 3 Textbook
AUTHORS:
Yiming Shan
KEYWORDS:
Textbook, Post-Use Evaluation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.12 No.12,
December
24,
2025
ABSTRACT: English teaching is popular in Chinese teaching context, especially teaching reading. With respect to the teaching materials, it is common that both teachers and students greatly depend on textbooks. However, textbooks are not perfect and there are potential limitations. Considering a specific teaching setting, this study conducted an after-use evaluation to examine teachers’ perceptions of the new editions of Peoples’ Education Press (PEP) for Grade 3 with the purpose of extending the understanding of the textbook and identifying strengths and limitations which could have pedagogical implications. A case study was conducted with fifteen teachers in Primary School A. All the data was collected by means of qualitative interviews. According to the research findings, teachers hold positive attitudes towards this textbook. However, there are still some deficiencies which cannot satisfy participants’ needs. For these limitations, participants present valuable suggestions on textbook development.