INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS/TECHNOLOGY
By John Patrick C. Villena & Jewel Jem J. Beren
VERBAL SYMBOLISM
HIGH ACHIEVERS VS. SLOW LEARNERS
Secondary Level Primary Level
WHAT ARE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS?
Educational Resource
Delivery Vehicles
Improves Students’ knowledge
Gives color to the learning process
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Increases the effectiveness of the teacher
Stimulate interest
Clarify the subject matter
Help make learning more
permanent
THINGS TO CONSIDER
InterestRelevanceExpectancySatisfaction
Guidelines for Using Instructional Aids
Purpose
Define Objectives
Flexibility Diversity
Development
Content Guide Learners
Evaluate Results
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS &
TEACHING AIDS
PRINTED MATERIALS
• Written in text, prepared and published commercially
• Type of educational material used by most teachers
Examples of Printed Materials are:
• Textbooks• Workbooks• Magazines• Newspapers• Reference books• Other types of books
Supplemental Materials
• Sometimes called Instructional Aids or Pedagogical Aids
• Materials designed for teacher use that are provided as supplements to the text books.
Examples are:• Teacher’s Manuals• Test Questions• Skills books or Exercise
books• Transparencies• Bulletin Boards• Teacher resource
binders• Lesson Plans
TransparencyTeacher’s
Manual
Sounds and Visual Resources
• Taught by the use of other sensory organs (hearing & seeing)
• Makes it more easier to learn• Presented by the use of technology
Under the S&V Resources are:
• Films• Projectors• Televisions• Video Tapes• Cassette Tapes• DVD’s, VCD’s, CD’s• VHS• Radio• Tape Recorders
EDUCATIONAL FILMS
TELEVISION
EDUCATIONAL
INSTRUCTIONAL
PICTURES & PICTORIAL REPRESENTATIVES
• Shown in order to present the learners what something looks like
• Makes it easier for them to learn what something looks like, instead of mentally visualizing and imagining the lesson on the subject matter
Examples of Pictorial Representatives
• photographs• drawings • slides • transparencies • still pictures • post cards • study prints
• albums • scrap books • collages • murals • videos • story boards
Photographs Drawing
SYMBOLIC AND GRAPHIC RESPRESENTATION
• Materials used for making learners understand a topic thoroughly by use of symbols, legends, graphs, etc.
Examples of Symbolic & Graphic Representations
• Maps • Charts • Chalkboard • Globes • Atlases • Posters• Cartoons • Posters
• Diagrams• Graphs • Bulletin
board • Flannel
board • Time lines
MICROCOMPUTER RESOURCES
• Resources made with modern technology• Makes teacher’s and learner’s jobs easier
Examples of Microcomputer Resources
• Hardware • Printer • Graphics tablet • Voice synthesizer • Software • Modem • Trackball
• Mouse • Networks • Scanner • Joystick • Touch window
Printer Scanner