SELECTING

APPROPRIATE
INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA

 Name

the different instructional materials

Recognize the guiding principles in the
selection and use of instructional
materials.
Suggest ways on how the materials should
be used for learning to the maximum and
optimum.
Develop the skills in determining
appropriate instructional materials/tools

Three (3) Steps in the Process of

Selecting Appropriate Instructional
Media:
1.

Deciding on the appropriate method for

the given learning tasks

2.

Choosing media format that is suitable

for carrying out the method; and

3.

Selecting, modifying, or designing

specific materials within the chosen
media format.

Common Questions
to Ask of Each Media

Is it cost effective?
Is it accessible?
Is it user-friendly?
Does it coincide with the
cultures traditional way of
learning?
Does it foster different ways of

TYPES
OF INSTRUCTIONAL
MEDIA

REAL OBJECTS
PRINTED TEXTS
PRINTED VISUALS
DISPLAY BOARDS
OVERHEAD
TRANSPARENCIES

Why Use Media

in Instruction?

GAIN ATTENTION

RECALL
PREREQUISITES

PRESENT
OBJECTIVES TO
THE LEARNERS

PRESENT NEW
CONTENT

SUPPORT LEARNING
THROUGH
EXAMPLES
AND VISUAL
ELABORATION

ELICIT STUDENT
RESPONSE

PROVIDE
FEEDBACK

ENHANCE
RETENTION AND
TRANSFER

ASSESS
PERFORMANCE

CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEDIA
TO THE LEARNING
PROCESS

The delivery of instruction

can be more
standardized.

The instruction can be

more interesting.

Learning becomes more

interactive through
applying
accepted
learning
theory.

The length of time required

for instruction can be
reduced.

The quality of learning can

be improved.

The instruction can be

provided when and where
desired or necessary.

The positive attitude of students

towards what they are
learning and to the learning
process itself can be enhanced.

The role of the instructor can be

appreciably changed in
positive
directions.

Quotations:
Who learns by finding out has seven fold
the skill of him who learned by being told.
-Arthur Gutterman

Find out what the student already knows

and teach him accordingly.
- David Ausubel