Abstract
This study evaluated the Economics Textbooks in use in Enugu State Secondary Schools. The population of the study consisted of eleven recommended Economics Textbook out of which five were purposively selected for the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The 5-point Quantitative Approach for Content Evaluation of Science Textbooks (QACEST), was adopted as instrument for data collection. The instrument was pre-validated by Nworgu (2001). The reliability coefficient was estimated using Kendall’s coefficient of concordance (W) and indices of 0.79, 0.81, 0.91, 0.88 and 0.85 respectively were obtained for five textbooks selected for the study. Five research questions posed were answered using the indices specified in the 5-point model. From the findings, the average indices within the acceptable range for the five Economics textbooks evaluated were as follows: topical coverage index (0.99);learning activities index (0.63);illustration index (0.94); chapter summary (0.00); study question index (0.77). Findings showed that the four out of the five Economics textbooks evaluated were adequate in topical coverage index, all the five Economics textbooks were very adequate in learning activities, illustrations and study question indices. Finally, none of the textbooks evaluated had chapter summary. Based on the findings, conclusion were drawn and it was recommended that those in the ministries of education in charge of recommending textbooks for use in secondary schools should ensure adequacy of the indices identified by the QACEST model.