Fundamentals of

Instructional
Materials Design
and Development
From Theory
to Practice
FERDINAND BULUSAN, PhD
Batanes State College
05.29.2021 | 3:00-5:00 PM
 EXPOSE
What are the
common types of
instructional
materials
 What’s the Main Umbrella?

•INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS may be operationally defined as

especially designed classroom tools which contain instructions to
learners and teachers, and which specify each increment of
learning: the content to be learned; the techniques of presentation;
practice and use of that content; and the modes of teaching associated
with those techniques (Johnson, 2014, RELCJournal)

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 TEXTBOOK
vMain reference for the entire course

v Usually chosen by the school

vArranged in units or chapters which can be labeled

according to themes, topics, skills, grammar
structures or functions depending on the syllabus
type followed

vContains additional readings, teaching points, drills,

activities,andtasks for everyday lessons

vThe amount and quality of the texts to be

included therefore deserve greater attention.

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vUsually accompanies the WORKBOOK
textbook

vProvides exercises and drills

on specific skills (e.g. in
listening, speaking, reading,
and writing)

vPresents reinforcement and

remedial activities to support
lessons in thetextbooks
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vCombines the features of the
WORKTEXT
textbooks and workbooks

v Provides teaching points like

those in the textbook

v May have a tendency to be

incomplete as compared to
textbooks

vReinforces the teaching points

with many drills and exercises
just like those that contain an A-Z
or practical suggestions for
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 TEACHER’S BOOK/ TEACHER’S MANUAL/ TEACHER’SGUIDE

vContains a DETAILED RATIONALE for

textbook

vExplains the scope and the

sequence for the lessons

v Includes introductory notes on how to

use the textbooks, specific objectives
for each lessons and suggested
strategies for teaching the lessons

vProvides guidance in planning the

lessons from materials to suggested
activities
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 REFERENCE BOOK

vProvides general
information on various
topics

vIncludes encyclopedia,
dictionary, atlas,
manuals, etc.

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MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

vAudio and Visual materials

accessible through various
media like radio, television,
and the computer

vAlso includes interactive

courseware on various topics

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 MODULE OR SELF- LEARNING KIT(SLK)
vMore interactive than the
other types of written IMs
that appear in the workbook

vDevelops independent
study through self-paced
instruction

vContains pre-test, post-

test, lesson inputs,
exercises and drills—
provisions for self-paced
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