Didactic method

The teacher gives instructions to the students and the

students are mostly passive listeners.
It is a teacher-centered method of teaching and is content-
oriented.
The process of teaching involves the teacher who gives
instructions, commands, delivers content, and provides
necessary information.
The pupil activity involves listening and memorization of the
content. In the modern education system, lecture method
which is one of the most commonly used methods is a form of
didactic teaching.
 Examples didactic materials
■ Textbooks and “do it yourself” (DIY) tutorials on YouTube or “how-
to” books are all examples of “didacticism” since their ultimate
purpose is to instruct and educate.
Importance of the use of didactic materials
■ They enrich the sensorial experience
■ Facilitate the acquisition and the setting of the learning
■ Motivate the learning
■ Stimulate the imagination and the capacity of abstraction of the
students
■ Enrich the vocabulary
■ Help the education of the multiple intelligences, logical, systematic,
lateral, creative and critical thinking to the acquisition of the
knowledge
■ Help the learning and the retention