Immaculada Concepcion College

Of Soldier’s Hills Caloocan City, Inc.

Soldier’s Hills III Subd. Brgy. 180, Tala, North Caloocan City

Technology for Teaching and

Learning 2
WEEK 5
Prepared by:

Aries V. Salomon, LPT

Instructor

I. INTRODUCTION
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Of Soldier’s Hills Caloocan City, Inc.
Soldier’s Hills III Subd. Brgy. 180, Tala, North Caloocan City

Instructional materials are those materials used by a teacher to simplify their teaching. They
include both visual and audio-visual aids and could either be concrete or non-concrete. These
instructional materials bring life to learning by stimulating students to learn.

II. LESSON CONTENT

Lesson 5: Characteristics of Appropriate Instructional Materials in Teaching

III. PRE-ASSESSMENT
Why do we need to consider the appropriate instructional materials in teaching?

IV. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. identify various instructional materials (IMs) and technology tools in learning;
and
b. explain the characteristics of good/appropriate lMs and technology tools in
learning.

V. LESSON CONTENT
Characteristics of Effective and Efficient Instructional Tools

Simply using technology is not enough to learn a language. An effective ICT-based instructional
material is a well-planned and a well-designed one. This means that the preparation of the lMs
must be planned very well and it must be ensured that they are developed to meet the learning
objectives of the class

The following are the characteristics of an instructional tool that is effective in the classrooms.

1. Enhances instructional effectiveness

The instructional material must be able to facilitate the increase of students' achievement in
classes. Through the instructional materials, all students including those with special learning
needs and students at risks will be benefited and will be helped to demonstrate the intended
learning outcomes of their courses. With the use of technological tools, students' progress is
monitored and acted upon by concerned individuals like the teachers, the parents, and the school
as a whole.

2. Promotes active learning

Instructional materials are expected to help promote active learning. Through the use of
interactive technological tools, learning interest is stimulated and students' focus is redirected. By
this, students and teachers will be highly engaged in the learning process. The International
Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) cited
by Barron (2002) gave the following descriptions of a learning environment that uses, interactive
technologies:
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3. Develops critical thinking

Technological tools and instructional materials must be designed and implemented in such a way
that they help develop critical thinking skills among the learners. According to Barron et al.
(2002), the structure and use of technology can promote higher-level thinking skills. They further
stated that some technological tools are designed to encourage problem-solving skills.

4. Accommodates differentiated instruction

Students have diverse backgrounds and have diverse intelligences and learning styles. They learn
in different ways. They express their thoughts and ideas also differently. Consequently,
instructional materials and tools must be of help to the teacher to facilitate his or her classes
considering the different profiles of the students. There must also be an opportunity for
individualized and independent learning with collaborative and cooperative learning.

5. Motivating
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Of Soldier’s Hills Caloocan City, Inc.
Soldier’s Hills III Subd. Brgy. 180, Tala, North Caloocan City

The use of instructional materials is a big help for the teacher to facilitate the teaching-learning
process. The use of these materials is expected to motivate the students to pay attention and
actively participate. With the ubiquity and variety of educational tools available to language
teachers, selecting the most appropriate and best format is very critical to stimulate learner
motivation.

6. Multisensory
One of the biggest challenges among teachers is to prepare for instructional materials that are
multisensory. With the advent of technological tools developed by very good programmers,
multimedia are available that allow teachers to just learn how to use them the maximum in the
teaching of their lessons.

VI. ACTIVITY
1. In terms of the skills you are trying to develop, what kinds of interaction will be most
useful? What media or technology could you use to facilitate that kind of interaction?
2. How important is it to regularly change the teaching materials?
3. How are decisions made about instructional materials to be used with students?