Selection and Preparation of Instructional Materials Marriane Tentativa

Instructional Materials Educational resources are used to improve student's knowledge, abilities and skills, to monitor their assimilation of information, and to contribute to their overall development and upbringing.

The appropriateness of instructional materials must be judged from the perspective of the student learner rather than the teacher's perspective.

Values and Importance of Instructional Materials 1. To help clarify important concepts. 2. To arouse and sustain student’s interests. 3. To give all students in a class the opportunity to share experiences necessary for new learning. 4. To help make learning more permanent.

Criteria For Selection of Instructional Materials Appropriateness Authenticity Interest Organization Cost

Basic Guidelines in the Use of Instructional Materials 1. Selecting the materials. 2. Preparing the class for the audiovisual materials. 3. Guiding the pupils through the audiovisual experience. 4. Following up the audiovisual experience after its completion.

Roles of Instructional Materials in the Different Modes of Teaching/Learning Mass Instruction Individualized Learning

Kinds of Instructional Materials I. Printed Materials A. Textbooks B. SupplementalMaterials II. Audio Aids A. Radio B. Phonograph C. Tape Recorders

Kinds of Instructional Materials III. Visual Aids A. 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

Kinds of Instructional Materials 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