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Exploring teachers' views on the quality of textbooks: a case of Grade 12 CAPS accounting prescribed textbooks.
(2019) Mbili, S'khumbuzo Hemilton.; Ngwenya, Jabulisile Cynthia.
Textbooks are regarded as one of the major resources that are needed in order for teaching and learning to proceed effectively without hindrances. These textbooks are prescribed and deemed proper for teaching by the Department of Basic Education and the department requires teachers to use a minimum of three textbooks for preparation of the lesson and teaching. Teachers have less voice when it comes to approving textbooks that are to be used for teaching and this also applies to Accounting teachers. Hence this study focused on teachers‟ views on the quality of grade 12 Accounting textbooks that are prescribed by CAPS. The purpose of the study was to explore teachers‟ views on the quality of Grade 12 Accounting textbooks that are prescribed by CAPS. This study employed a qualitative case study design to get an in-depth understanding of teachers‟ view on the quality of Accounting textbooks and it is located within the interpretive paradigm. Six Accounting teachers from Hibiscus District in the South coast of KwaZulu-Natal were sampled for this study. These teachers were sampled purposively and convenience and the data was generated through the use of structured interviews. The findings revealed that textbooks that are used to teach Accounting in grade 12 are aligned with the curriculum, the content this relevant to the grade, insufficient for new topics and out-dated. The incomplete content makes teachers use other support material with the intention to cover the insufficient content. Another finding, teachers revealed that the assessment activities that are found on these textbooks are not enough, they do not match the standard of the external examination in terms of questioning style and levels of cognitive demand. Moreover, teachers revealed that some of the textbooks have a shortage of visual supports that are expected to support and guide them during their teaching. The study recommended that the upcoming editions of textbooks should be an all in one in order for teachers to rely fully on the textbooks that they are using for teaching.