This research is an exploratory study that investigates students' perceptions pertinent to textbook layout and organization and their evaluation of the textbook ease of learning. The objective is to find out whether the layout dynamics of school textbooks make any difference in students' interest in studying or subject understanding. 73 students…

Decisions related to textbook selection and evaluation are of great importance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the three English language textbooks currently used at high schools in Iran from the high school English teachers' point of view. For this purpose, a 46-item questionnaire was developed about the five sections of the textbooks…

Data are presented from a survey of students' reactions to two different Spanish textbooks. Important issues raised about foreign language instructional material highlight the importance of considering learner variables in the textbook selection process. The study questionnaire is appended. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/LB)