AiraJaneBado BSEDMathIII-D

ProfEd7(9:30-10:30am)September28,2020Activity8:Using&EvaluatingInstructionalMaterials(IM's)

1.WhyisFieldTripalearningexperiencethatishighlyrecommendableforchildren?Oneoftheinstructio
nalmaterialsusedtoattain
instructionalobjectivesisfieldtrip.EducationalFieldTrip
playsavitalroleintheschoolcurriculum,whichservesa
widerangeofbenefitsinseveralwaysincludinglearning
andteaching.Oneofthemisthattheyhelpstudents
to learn through authentic experienceandcanbean
interestingwaytoexplorenewthingsforboththelearners
andteachers.Mostimportantly,fieldtripscontributegreatly
to build self-confidence and fostera sense ofteamwork
andcommunity.Itishighlyrecommendedforyoutoaddeducationalschooltripspartoftraveling,youdefinitelygetabu
ndantlymemorableexperienceanddeepknowledgeofvariousaspectsinlife.Tobemoreprecise,studentswillbeenc
ouragedtolearnnotonlyknowledgebutalsosoftskills,lifeskills,communicationskillsandmore.

2.HowdoyouselectIM's?
 Materialsshouldachieveimpact.

 Materialsshouldhelplearnerstofeelatease. 

Materialsshouldhelplearnerstodevelopconfidence.

 Whatisbeingtaughtshouldbeperceivedbylearnersas
relevantanduseful.

 Materials should require and facilitate learnerself investment.

 Learnersmustbereadytoacquirethepointsbeingtaught.

 Materialsshouldexposethelearnerstolanguageinauthenticuse.

 Thelearners’attentionshouldbedrawntolinguisticfeaturesoftheinput.


Materialsshouldprovidethelearnerswithopportunitiestousethetargetlanguagetoachieveco
mmunicativecompetence.

 Materialsshouldconsiderthatthepositiveeffectsofinstructionareusuallydelayed.

Materialsshouldconsiderthatlearnersdifferinlearningstyles.

 Materialsshouldconsiderthatlearnersdifferinaffectiveattitudes.

 Materialsshouldpermitasilentperiodatthebeginningofinstruction.
 
Materialsshouldmaximizelearningpotentialbyencouragingintellectual,aestheticandemotio
nalinvolvementwhichstimulatesbothrightandleft-brainactivities.

 Materialsshouldnotrelytoomuchoncontrolledpractice.

 Materialsshouldprovideopportunitiesforoutcomefeedback.
3.Whatarethe4P'sinutilizingtheIM's? a.PrepareYourself
Youknowyourlessonobjectiveandwhatyouexpectfromtheclassafterthesessionandwhyyou
haveselectedsuchparticularinstructionalmaterial.Youhaveaplanonhowyouwillproceed,wh
atquestiontoask,howyouwillevaluatelearningandhowyouwillthelooseendsbeforethebellrin
gs.
b.Prepareyourstudents
Setreasonablyhigh-classexpectationsandlearninggoals.Itissoundpracticetogivethem
guidequestionsforthem
tobeabletoanswerduringthediscussion.Motivatethemandkeeptheminterestedandengaged.
c.Presentthematerial
Underthebestpossibleconditions.ManyteachersareguiltyoftheR.O.GSyndrome.Thisismeans“runningo
utofgas”whichusuallyresultsfromthepoorplanning.(Smith,1972)Usingmediaandmaterials,especiallyifth
eyaremechanicalinnature,oftenrequiresrehearsalandacarefullyplannedperformance.
d.Followup
Rememberthatyouuseinstructionalmaterialstoachieveobjectives,nottokilltimenorto give yourselfa
break,neitherto merelyentertain
theclass.Youruseoftheinstructionalmaterialisnottheenditself.Itisameantoanend,theattainmentofalearnin
gobjectives.So,thereisneedtofollowuptofindoutifobjectivewasattainedtouse.

4.FindoutwhichguidelinesintheselectionofIM'scanateacherbeobserved?notobserve?Toensuretha
tinstructionalmaterialsservetheirpurposeininstruction,weneed
toobservesomeguidelinesintheirselectionanduse.Thematerialsthatweselectmust.
Giveatruepictureoftheideastheypresent  Contributetotheattainmentofthelearningobjective 
Bealignedtocurriculumstandardsandcompetencies

 Beappropriatetotheage,intelligenceandexperienceofthelearners.

 Beingoodandsatisfactorycondition.  Beculturesensitiveandgendersensitive 
Provideforateacher’sguide

 Helpdevelopthecriticalandcreativethinkingpowersofstudents.

 Promotecollaborativelearning?

 Beworththetime,expenseandeffortinvolved.
 Foroptimumuseoftheinstructionalmaterial,itisnecessarythat
theteachersprepare:
 Herself
 Herstudent

 Theinstructionalmaterialanddoesfollowup
 Promoteindependentstudy

5.Whatare9instructionaleventsbyRobertGagneinthesubject“FacilitatingLearning”?RobertGagne’s
nine(9)instructionalmaterialinthesubjectfacilitatinglearning.Theseare:
1.Gainattention
2.Informlearnerofobjectives
3.Stimulaterecallofpriorlearning
4.Presentstimulusmaterial
5.Providelearnerguidance
6.Elicitperformance
7.Providefeedback
8.Assessperformanceand
9.Enhanceretentiontransfer

Thereisnosuchthingasbestinstructionalmaterial 
Anyinstructionalmaterialcanbethebestprovidedithelpstheteacheraccomplishhis/herintendedlearni
ngobjective.
 Noinstructionalmaterial,nomatterhowsuperior,cantaketheplaceofaneffectiveteacher.

 Instructionalmaterialsmaybeperceivedtothelabor-savingdevisefortheteachers.Onthecon
trary,theteacherevenworksharderwhenshemakesgooduseofinstructionalmaterial
“Youshouldhaveagoodideaofyourdestination,bothintheover-allpurposesofeducationandintheeveryda
yworkofyourteaching.Ifyoudonotknowwhereyouaregoing,youcannotproperlychooseawaytogetthere.”

Reflection:
UsingInstructionalMaterialsisthetoolthatateacherhasabackgroundinformationonthesubject
theyareteaching.WhenusingIM's,theteachermustalsoconsidertheage
andgradeappropriateofthelearnerssothattheywillmeetthediverseneedsofthelearners.TheI
M'sisveryimportantandatthesametimeitisessentialforalltheactivitiesthattheteacherprepare
d.AndthroughIM's,wecanevaluateorassessourstudent’sknowledge.Itisconvenienttousean
dthestudentscanabletopictureoutthingsbyseeingit.