Using Analytic Hierarchy Process in Textbook Evaluation

本研究尝试将层次分析法（AHP）应用于英语教材评价中，特别关注其在各种教学环境下系统整合不同评价标准的潜力。层次分析法是一种测量程序，其中在不同的层次上进行成对比较，每个层次都包括一个特定的标准，从而形成一种系统的方法，该方法将每个标准组成部分整合在一起，以得出最终的评估结果，并对每个组成部分进行加权，以便使评估适应特定的教学环境。经过几位在职教师的一系列模拟试验，iPad的应用程序已经开发出来，现在几乎可以投入实际使用了。该计划将在下一届AILA世界大会在布里斯班，澳大利亚，这将在八月，2014年提出.

This research attempted the application of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in English language teaching materials evaluation, focusing in particular on its potential for systematically integrating different components of evaluation criteria in a variety of teaching contexts. AHP is a measurement procedure wherein pairwise comparisons are made at different levels, each of which comprises a specific criterion, resulting in a systematic method that integrates each criteria component to arrive at a final evaluation outcome and weighs each component in order to adapt the evaluation to the particular teaching context. After a series of trial simulations by several in-service teachers, the application program for ipad has been developed and now almost ready for practical use. The program is to be presented in the next AILA World Congress in Brisbane, Australia, which will be held in August, 2014.