Using and Using and Evaluating Evaluating

Instructional Instructional MaterialsMaterials

“You should have a good idea of your destination, both in the over all

purposes of education and in the everyday work of your teaching. If you don not know where you are

going, you cannot properly choose a way to get there.”

Instructional MaterialsInstructional Materials

These are devices that assist the facilitator in the teaching-learning process. Instructional materials are not self-supporting; they are supplementary training devices.

Selections of MaterialsSelections of Materials Does the materials give a true picture of the ideas they present? To avoid misconceptions, it is always good to ask when the material was produced.

Does the materials contribute meaningful content to the topic under study? Does the material help you achieve the instructional objective?

Is the material aligned to the curriculum standards and competencies?

Is the material culture – and grades – sensitive?

Does the material have culture bias? Is the material appropriate for the age,

intelligence, and experience of the learners?

Is the physical condition of the material satisfactory? An example, is a photography properly mounted?

Is there a teacher’s guide to provide a briefing for effective use? The chance that the instructional material will be used to the maximum and to the optimum is increased with a teacher’s guide.

Can the materials in question help to make students better thinkers and develop their critical faculties? With exposure to mass media, it is highly important that we maintain and strengthen our rational powers.

Does the use of material make learners collaborate with one another?

Does the material promote self-study? Is the material worth the time, expense

and effort involved? A field trip, for instance, requires much time, effort, and money. Is it more effective than any other less expensive and less demanding instructional material that can take its place? Or is there a better substitute?

The Proper Use of MaterialsThe Proper Use of Materials

“It is one thing to select a good instructional materials; it is another thing to use it well.”• Hayden Smith and Thomas Nagel (1972) book authors on Instructional Media.

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Prepare yourself. You should know your lesson objective and what you expect form the class after the session and why you have selected such particular instructional material.

Prepare your students. Set class expectations and learning goals. Motivate them and keep them interested and engaged.

Present the material under the best possible conditions. Using media and materials, especially if they are mechanical in nature, often requires rehearsal and a carefully planned performance.

Follow up. You use the instructional materials for the attainment of a lesson objective.

The materials that we select must: give a true picture of the ideas they

present contribute to the attainment of the

learning objective be appropriate to the age, intelligence and

experience of the learners

be in good and satisfactory condition be culture-sensitive and gender-sensitive provide for a teacher’s guide help develop the critical and creative

thinking powers of students promote collaborative learning be worth the time, expense and effort

involved

For optimum use of the instructional material, it is necessary that the teacher prepares:

✔ herself✔ her students✔ the instructional material and does follow

up✔ promote independent study

9 Instructional events by Robert Gagne9 Instructional events by Robert Gagne Gain attention Inform learner of objectives Stimulate recall of prior learning Presents stimulus materials Provide learner guidance Elicit performance Provide feedback Assess performance Enhance retention transfer

There is no such thing as There is no such thing as best instructional best instructional

material!material!No instructional material, no matter how superior, can take the place of an effective teacher.

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