Using and Evaluating Instructional Materials
The use of
instructional material can be effective if it is properly selected depending on
the topic and if it is properly used. It should be appropriate and satisfactory
for the ultimate goal of facilitating learning. There are guidelines to be
followed and the first is the selection of instructional materials.
These are factors to be
considered as standards for the selection of instructional materials:
- Does the materials give a true picture of the ideas they present?
- Does the materials contribute meaningful content the topic under study?
- Is the materials appropriate for the age, intelligence and experience of the learners.
- Is the physical condition of material satisfactory?
- Is there a teacher's guide to provide a briefing for effective use?
- Can the material in question to make the students better thinkers and develop their critical faculties?
- Is the material worth the time, expense and effort evolved?
The second
guideline is the usage of instructional materials.After you have properly
selected the material, you should as well effectively utilize it. According to
Thomas Nagel, to ensure effective utilization of the instructional material, he
advised us to abide by the acronym PPPF.
Prepare yourself. It
simply means that you should know your lesson objective and your expectation
from the class after the session. There should be a planning ahead on how
you're going to proceed the discussion and evaluate after.
Prepare your students. It
implies setting class expectation and learning goals. This comes by throwing
them guide questions and motivating them as a way of keeping them interested
and engaged.
Present the material. It
means you should rehearsed first the materials you are going to use before
presenting them to the class. This is important especially if the materials you
are using are mechanical in nature, for example, Power Points and other
multimedia presentations. This is to avoid what they call as R.O.G. Syndrome of
Running Out of Gas. This syndrome usually occurs due to lack of planning.
Follow Up. The main
function of using instructional material is to achieve an objective and that is
ultimately the learning of the students.Using this is not an end in itself but
a means to an end so there is a need for follow up to know if you have attained
your objective.
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