INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Instructional

Materials..

Educational resources used to

improve students’ knowledge,

abilities, and skills, to monitor their

assimilation of information, and to

contribute to their overall

development and upbringing.

Values and Importance of

Instructional Materials..

1. Increases the effectiveness of the teacher

2. Clarity of subject matter

3. Stimulate interest, motivate the learner to learn

4. Tools of the teacher

5. To give all the students in a class the opportunity to share experiences necessary for new learning

6. To help make learning more permanent

Criteria for Selection of

Instructional Materials..

Appropriateness Authenticity Interest

Organization and Balance

Cost

Basic Guidelines in the Use

of Instructional Materials..

1. Selecting the materials:

a. SIZE

Is the material (text or

picture) big enough to

be seen by the farthest

pupil?

Is relativity of size of

pictures observed

when it is viewed with

other materials or

pictures?

b. COLOR

Is the material

colorful?

Does the color

facilitate

understanding?

Basic Guidelines in the Use of

Instructional Materials..

c. DURABILITY

Can the material

stand for several

uses?

Can it be used

over and over

again?

d. ECONOMY

Is the material worth

its cost?

Or can a cheaper

material in terms of

time spent in

preparing it and in

terms of the cash

value be used?

Basic Guidelines in the Use of

Instructional Materials..

e. EASY TO HANDLE

Is the material light and easy to manipulate?

Is it easy to put up and then store for future use?

f. RELEVANCE

Is the material up to date?

Is it related to the lesson in particular and to the specific needs, problems, and experiences of the target clientele?

Basic Guidelines in the Use of

Instructional Materials..

g. NOVELTY

Does the material

possess an

element of

newness?

Can it arouse the

curiosity and a

sense of discovery

in the learners?

Basic Guidelines in the Use

of Instructional Materials..

2

• Preparing the class for the instructional materials

3

• Guiding the pupils through the instructional materials experience

4

• Following up the instructional materials experience after its completion

Kinds of Instructional

Materials..

I. Printed Materials

a. Textbooks

b. Supplemental materials

1. Workbooks

2. Duplicated Outlines

3. Teacher-prepared study guides

4. Reference Books

5. Pamphlets

6. Magazine Articles

7. Newspapers

II. Audio Aids

1. Radio

2. Phonograph

3. Tape Recorders

Kinds of Instructional

Materials..

III. Visual AidsA. Chalkboard

B. Still Pictures

1. Non-projected

a. photographs

b. illustrations

2. Projected

a. Slides

b. Filmstrips

c. Opaque projections

d. Overhead Projections

e. LCD projections

C. Graphic Materials

1. Charts

2. Graphs

3. Maps and Globes

4. Posters

D. Exhibits

1. School-made displays

2. Bulletin boards

3. Museums

E. Flannel board and Felt board.

F. Objects

1. Specimens

2. Realias

3. Models

Kinds of Instructional

Materials..

IV. Audiovisual Aids

1. Motion pictures

2. Television

3. Videotape

V. Demonstrations

VI. Community Resources

1. Field trips

2. Resource Person

VII. Language laboratory

VIII. Programmed Instruction

ROSALIE PESTIJOMILDRED MOLINAMARLYN TULDACMARC VIEN KAYE TRIA

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