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INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS:
INTRODUCTION :-
Audio visual material must be seen in their relationship to teaching as a whole and to the
learning process as a whole, until the teacher understands the relationship between audio visual
material and teaching learning process. Audio visual materials are produced, distributed and used
as planned components of educational programs. It helps the process of learning that is
motivation, classification and stimulation. A.V. aids are multisensory materials which motivate
and stimulate the individual. It makes dynamic learning experience more concrete realistic and
clarity. It provides significant gains in thinking and reasoning.
Audio visual materials are produced, distributed and used as planned components of educational
programs. It helps the process of learning that is motivation, classification and stimulation. It
makes dynamic learning experience more concrete realistic and clarity.
DEFINITIONS:
According to kinder S. James: Audio visual aids are any device which can be used
to make the learning experience more concrete, more realistic and more dynamic.
According to Burton: Audio visual aids are those sensory objects or images which
initiate or stimulate and reinforce learning.
According to Edger Dale: Audio visual aids are those devices by the use of which
communication of ideas between persons and groups in various teaching and training
TYPES OF AV AIDS:
D. Activity
A. Audio aids
B. Visual aids C. Audio- aids
visual aids
A. Audio Aids:
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1. Radio.
2. Tape recorder.
3. Gramophone.
4. Compact discs.
B. Visual Aids:
C. Audio-visual aids:
1. Television.
2. Films.
3. Computer floppies.
D. Activity Aids:
Museum, exhibition, field trip, role play, drama, mono acting and storytelling.
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A) Audio Aids :
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1) Radio:
These days transistorized radio-receivers are cheaply available, which can be run with be dry
cells batteries and these are easily portable.
Advantages of radio: Radio has a smaller, more clearly defined audience and appreciably
lower production costs. Some other characters are:-
Disadvantages of radio:
2) Tape Recorder:
Tape recorder is portable electronic gadget to record, reproduce,
erase and re record sound on a magnetic tape. Also there are some
functional controls in a tape recorder such as volume and tone to
control the loudness level of the sound and quality of sound
respectively.
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Tape recorders are not easily damaged and can be replayed many more times.
Language learning is facilitated by the use of tapes.
3) Gramophone:
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It is a medium by which inculcate a love of good music, to teach songs, famous speech,
languages & good pronunciation.
Uses:
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
o It is big in size.
o In this limited choice of records.
o It is costly so all are not afford it.
o In this volume is always at one volume we can’t change the volume (louder-quieter).
B. Visual Aids:
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1) GRAPHIC AIDS
Charts:
Definition: - According to kinder “charts are the graphic aids deviating information in the
form of tables, pictures, graphic etc.
Purposes of Charts:-
It is used to summarizing information.
It is used to presenting material symbolically.
It helps to show continuity in process.
It is used to motivating the students.
Types of chart:-
Tree
Types of
Flip
chart Charts chart
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Stream Pie
chart chart
Flow Pull
Tabula
chart chart
r chart
i) Tree charts:
Tree charts shows the development of specific phenomenon or organizations inform of a tree.
Stream charts showing the main thought tales, in the form of main River and its subparts in the
form of tributes coming out of it.
In tabulation chart numerical data are presented. The chart should be (50x70) cm or more in size
and captioned are bold letters. It is normally used for comparisons or listening advantages and
disadvantages of an organization.
A flowchart is a picture of the separate steps of a process in sequential order. It is usually is used
to show organization and hierarchical structures.
v)Pull chart:-
Pull chart consists of written messages through strips of thick paper. The messages shown to the
In pie chart a circle will be drawn and the division will make it into different sections. Each
Flip charts are series of charts containing visual information about some knowledge. Flip charts
are illustrations made on paper or charts, which are arrange in a sequential order and bound
together with rings. They flip over in sequence.
The size of the chart should be at least 21cm x 27cm. the picture as drawn on one side
Criteria For Preparing A Good Chart: - Material for chart preparation should be
selected like news print sugar paper, thin card, bard board etc.
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Before painting or writing plan the layout of the chart is pencil, make good use of margins at the
top, bottom, and sider.
Advantages:-
Disadvantages:-
Definition: - Posters are graphic aids with short, quick, and typical message with attention
capturing paintings. Posters are graphical presentation of simple ideas, which combine picture
and short headings.
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Uses of posters:-
1. Walk-past poster: -
2. Teaching poster:-
Material to be used: - The commonly used materials are drawing paper, poster board or
thick construction paper or chart.
- Thick wax crayons, water colors, felt-tip pens, bright color pencils materials are used to write
or draw.
- Posters vary in size, but those which are 55cm wide by 70 cm long 22”x28”, or 70 cm wide by
112cm. long 28”x45” are the most effective. Most of the lettering should be 5 cm length 2”high.
(according to D. Elakkuvana Bhaskara Raj Nima Bhaskar, 5th edition).
Advantages of posters:
Disadvantages of posters:
Flash cards:
Definition:
“Flash cards are a set of pictured paper cards of varying size that are flashed one by one in a
logical sequence.”
“Flash cards can be self made or commercially prepared and are made up of chart or drawing
Purposes:
The messages can be brief, simple line drawing or photographs, cartoons and the content
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For class room instruction, the flash card is to be properly used. The following steps are used
while displaying flash cards.
Give instruction to students about their actions while you flash the cards -
Flash the card is front of the class by holding it high with both yours hands so that all the
students can see it.
Let the students respond as per instructions already given.
Advantages:
Disadvantage:
Bulletin board:
Definition: Bulletin board is a soft board, which will hold pins or tags almost suitable. Simple
device placed either indoor or outdoor. Items generally displayed are photographs, publications,
posters, etc.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Magnetic boards:
Definition: Magnetic board is a framed iron sheet carrying porcelain coating in some dark
color generally black or green. It can used to display pictures, cutouts etc.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
It is cost effective.
Flannel board:
Definition: Flannel board is sometimes called a flannel graph. This teaching tool is called by
different names. It is usually painted to depict a background scene appropriate to the story being
told.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
The time & cost of making material for presentation present a problem.
The cost of broad themselves cannot be overlooked.
Space in flannel board is usually limited.
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Chalkboard:
It is slightly abrasive writing surface made of wood, ply, hard, cement, ground glass, slate,
Types of chalkboard:
paint coated pressed wood: Hard board or any plywood surface finished
with dull paint.
Dull finished plastic surface: Any suitable Coloured plastic sheet- P.C.V
or limited Plastic sheet may find special use. This board may not be suitable for
general use, because of its high cost.
Advantages:
It is simple to use with little practice.
Electricity is not a must for using the blackboard.
It is economic and reusable.
It can be used indoor and outdoor.
Disadvantages:
In chalkboard the written material cannot be stored and reused.
In chalkboard eye to eye contact is lost while writing.
Graphs:
Definition: graphs are the visual aids for presenting statistical information and
contrasting the trends or changes of certain attributes. Graphs make presentation of
i) Line graphs
i) LINE GRAPH (curve graph): It is use to show the trends and relationships, e.g. single line
shows the relation and the variation in quantity. Quantitative data are plotted or when the data is
continuous.
ii) BAR GRAPHS: A graphic presentation, which extends the scale horizontally along the
length of bars. Each bar must be of the same width, height of the bar over a period represents the
corresponding time of the variable.
iii) Pie Graph(distribution graph): This graph is usually shown ad a disc (resembling a pie) or
circle divided into sectors of different angles to represent the fractions or percentages of the
division of a distributive attribute.
The following points should be borne into mind while preparing a pie graph:
Color each of the section and write the corresponding percentage it represents.
iv) Pictorial graph: A pictorial graph consists of pictures of the same type but of different
size, proportionate to the magnitudes of the attributes being represented. Pictures are used for the
expression of idea they are more attractive and easily understood.
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Limitation of graphs:
It can be used for presenting only one thing or small information at one time.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
It is hard to store.
Maps :
Definition: A map is a graphic aid representing the proportionately as a diagram, the surface
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of the earth, world, and its parts. It conveys the message by lines, symbols, words and colors.
Advantages:
It is easy to use.
It is easy to carry around.
It can show the earth's entire surface or just a small part.
It can show more detail.
Disadvantages:
Maps are difficult to understand because they require complicated translations.
Maps are hard to find and update in the modern, technologically advanced world.
Maps are produced on paper, which is often damaged by weather conditions or other natural
forces.
Cartoon:
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Definition: A cartoon is humorous caricature which gives a subtle message. In a cartoon the
features of objects and people are exaggerated along with generally recognized symbols.
Advantages:
A cartoon can be effectively used to initiate certain lesson.
It can be used for making a lesson lively and interesting.
Cartoons bring positive benefits to child development in variety cognitive, social-
emotional and physical levels.
It helps children to improve their language.
Disadvantages:
Too many hours of sitting in front of a screen watching cartoons can cause several health
issues due to inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle.
It Might encourage children’s the use of foul language.
It may possibly encourage lack of empathy.
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2) Dimensional aids:
i) MODELS:
Definition:
A model is a recognizable representation of a real thing three dimensionally, that is height,
width, and depth is felt as reality.
Types of models:
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
ii) PUPPETS:
It is a manipulative doll dressed as a character and the performer is a person termed as puppeteer.
It can be used as an effective teaching aid for language and social sciences.
TYPES OF PUPPETS
HAND PUPPETS: These are puppets controlled by one hand which occupies the interior of
the puppet.
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GLOVE PUPPETS: This is like a fingered glove which fits on the hand and is operated from
below by fingers.
ROD PUPPET: These are operated from below the stage by a combination of rods and
strings.
FINGER PUPPET : An extremely simple puppet variant which fits onto a single finger .
Finger puppets normally have no moving parts.
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STRING PUPPETS:
It consists of puppets with hinged body parts which are controlled by nine strings produces
required movements in the puppet.
STICK PUPPETS:
Puppets are painted cardboard/paper cut-outs attached by sticks. These puppets are manipulated
by the teacher and students by hiding behind a screen so that only puppets are visible to the
audience or the class.
SHADOW PUPPETS:
Puppets Shadow puppets are made of cardboard which produce shadows on a white screen.
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HUMAN-ARM PUPPETS:
It is similar to hand puppets .larger and requires two puppeteers.
MAROTTE PUPPETS:
A simplified rod puppet that is just a head or body on a stick .
Principles:
It should be accompanied by short dialogues.
A puppet show should not have many characters.
Put in short duration songs and dances to arouse emotions.
Songs or speech from the back or recorded talk are used.
The actual voices of men, women and children can be limited.
There should be silent pauses in between the dialogues.
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Uses of puppetry •
It develops effective listening and looking skills.
It develops group co-operation, It promotes creative ability.
It promotes developmental learning in language and fine arts.
It promotes self expression.
Advantages of puppetry •
It captures the attention of participants.
It creates interest in learner for learning.
In nursing puppetry used in health education programs.
Disadvantages of puppetry •
It needs group co-operation and co-ordination.
It requires skills in preparation and in presentation.
It’s preparation is very time consuming.
Uses of mock-up:
It is used in teaching as realistic things.
It is used in demonstration for increasing the interest of people.
Mock-ups are used in the consumer goods industry as a part of product development
process.
Advantages:
Mockups are nice because they help the business representative.
It is teamwork.
Disadvantages:
They cannot show the functionality and viability of the project deliverables.
They cannot simulate the behavior and performance of the product or system.
3) PRINTED AIDS:
i) Pamphlets:
A pamphlet is printed material consisting of any a few pages about specific topic.
Principles:
o It should center on a single concept.
o There should be a logical sequence.
Advantages:
It is individualized learning.
It is easy to transport.
Disadvantages:
It demands good typing.
Some may throw it.
No group dynamics is encouraged.
ii) Leaflets:
A leaflet is a written or pictorial message on a single sheet of paper, which may be folded in half,
in third or in fourths. It may be printed on both sides of paper.
Advantages:
It is easy to understand for all.
It is easy to create & also time saving.
Disadvantages:
It does not provide detailed information.
Success of a leaflet is not assured, proper distribution & attractiveness are essential.
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iii)Newspaper :
Newspapers can furnish health messages in local languages, which can reach to the public easily .
Advantages:
It is the best method to reach a large group.
By newspaper information will be available in low cost.
Disadvantages:
It useful for literates only.
Detailed information cannot be produce.
B ) Projected aids
i)SLIDES:
Meaning: Slides is a small piece of transparent material on which a single pictorial image or
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graphic image has been photographed or reproduced otherwise. A slide is a still transparency of
70 mm, 35mm, or 6 mm size which is optically enlarged and projected on a screen as a real
image. Molded slides range in size from 2x2 or 4.5x4 inches.( D.Elakkuvana bhaskara Raj Nima
Bhaskar, 5th edition 2019).
Advantages:
In this work is simple.
Disadvantages:
In this variety of errors can occur.
Definition:
The overhead projector is a versatile and popular device for projecting transparencies, with
brilliant screen images suitable for use in a lighted room.
Overhead projector permits day light projection and face to face interaction with the students.
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OHP transparencies:
Overhead transparencies are easy to operate with the projector and are very simple to prepare.
A standard size of acetate sheet measuring 18x22 cm is used to print, write or draw materials
Advantages:
Limitations
It Dependence on power.
It is mostly one way nature of communication.
Motion can’t be shown as easily as on film.
Films:
Films are use to teach nursing is a creative and underutilized way to engage students in learning
complex material. Films have been used to teach a variety of college subjects including biology,
communication, ethics history, philosophy, political science, psychology and religion.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:-
Television: -
Importance of television:-
Limitations:-
d) Activity aids :
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There are certain learning situations in which student participation through direct experiences
can be easily incorporated, these are called activity aids. They are:-
Museum:
It is made up of materials used in classroom teaching which in many cases are collected,
classified & exhibited by students with or without the help of a teacher.
OBJECTIVES OF MUSEUM:-
Project generated images coupled with explanatory panels allow the staging of more dynamic
presentations to achieve a greater impact at events such as exhibitions.
Advantages:
In this meeting face-to-face with potential customers is a great way to start building
relationships.
It helps in trade shows are a great way to meet potential new customers, suppliers and to
learn more about your competitors.
Meeting with potential customers at an exhibition helps you to start building your marketing
lists and generate qualified sales leads.
Disadvantages:
It is Costs include; stand space, stand design and build, travel and accommodation for
staff.
You may need to invest in staff training about your products and services .It is likely your
competitors will also be exhibiting at the event.
You'll need to stand out to get the attention of potential customers.
Summary:-
Audio-visual material must be seen in their relationship to teaching as a whole and to the
learning process as a whole, until teacher understands the relationship between audio-visual
material and teaching process. An AV aids is an instructional device in which the message can
be heard as well as seen. The sensory objects or images which initiate or stimulate and reinforce
learning. It helps the process of learning i.e. motivation, classification and stimulation. It
provides significant gains in informational learning, retention, recall, thinking and reasoning,
activity interest, imagination, better assimilation and personal growth and development.
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Bibliography:-
1. D. Elakkuvana bhaskara Raj Nima Bhaskar, text book of Nursing Education, 2ndedition,
EMMESS medical publisher (195-216).
2. Shebeer P. Basheer, text book of nursing education,2 nd edition 2018, EMMESS medical
publishers,(191-213)
3. R Sudha, Nursing Education Principles and concept,1 st edition 2013, JAPYEE Brothers
medical publishers(p)LTD, page(119-154).
Websites:
a. https://www.brainkart.com/article/Audiovisual-Aids_35533
b. https://www.google.com/mock-up
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