Lesson

Roles of
Instructional
Materials
SIERTE, ERLINDA C.
Dr. Maria D. Pastrana National High School// Pambayang Kolehiyo ng Mauban
College Instructress
 Acquaint Acquaint with the different instructional materials;

Catch-up insightful ways on the preparation and evaluation

Catch of instructional materials;
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
Gain opportunity to share experiences necessary for new
Gain learning applicable in the new normal;

Determine the appropriate instructional materials to use for

Determine particular lessons.
“It’sindeed a teacher itself being a
great instructional tool, those
instructional materials
are just an
aid.”

-E.C. Sierte
INTRODUCTION

You have already learned that instructional materials

are facilities given to learners, so they can use every
opportunity to develop full potential. Teachers’ role is to
facilitate and motivate students in their learning process,
materials are also important for the development of the
lesson.
The realia is an increasing role in the learning strategies.
As a result, the teacher has to use actions, gestures, voices to
be a sufficient basis within the classroom activities.
IM’s assist to reinforce and
supplement the teacher’s
communication during the
presentation of the lesson via:

 * clarifying the concept or idea;

 making the communication more
explicit;
 * helping students to develop a good
understanding of the content or skill
taught;
 * learner can relate an idea to their
common reality or environment with the
use of aids.
Cunningsworth (1995) summarizes the role of materials,
particularly course books) in language teaching as a:

Reference source for

Source of activities for
Resource for presentation learners on grammar,
learner practice and
materials vocabulary, pronunciation,
communicative interaction
etc.

Support for less

Syllabus (where they
Source of simulation and experienced teachers who
reflect learning objectives
ideas for classroom have yet to gain in
which have already been
activities confidence in the language
determined)
classroom
Dudley-Evans and St. John (1998) suggest that for teachers of ESP Courses,
materials serve the following functions:

AS A SOURCE OF AS A LEARNING FOR MOTIVATION FOR REFERENCE

LANGUAGE SUPPORT AND
STIMULATION
 One cannot utilize instructional method
without using any form of media for
communication, making it inseparable. In line to
this, Corpuz et.al (2008) said that the
instructional materials play different roles in the
in the execution of a lesson.
These roles may either be traditional,
wherein it serves as delivery vehicles for
instructional lessons or constructivist in which
IMs are viewed as partners in teaching and
learning. For us to further understand,
enumerated below are the roles of the IMs in
traditional and constructivist perspectives:
 1. It serves as delivery vehicles for
Traditional instructional lessons.
Technology aids as sources and presenter of
Perspectives 2.
knowledge. It is assumed that knowledge is
embedded with technology, which in return,
presents that knowledge to the students.
3. Learners learn from technology, where
technology functions as teachers.
Constructivist Perspectives

Helps build more

Partners in teaching and meaningful Tools to support
Have role as:
learning interpretations of a knowledge construction
learner’s life and world.

Information vehicles for

Intellectual partners to
exploring knowledge to Context support learning Social media to support
support learning by
support learning by by doing learning by conversing
reflecting.
constructing
 Maybe it be traditional or
constructivist, both views are agreed
that IMs, when used effectively, will
increase student learning and support
development of critical thinking and
problem-solving skills.
Proper implementation in the
classrooms from a teacher-dominated to
a learner centered environment.
 It creates a model for a It supplements school
lifelong learning resources and equipment.

BENEFITS OF
It allows for personalized It guides the teacher on the
methods and techniques in
It provides easier student an
of an easier access to online
INSTRUCTIONA
learning.
introducing the lesson. instructional materials. L MATERIALS

It follows a course of study

It concretizes the Syllabus.
with little help from teachers.
Assessing What You
Have Learned
 What guidelines should be
considered in the selection
and use of instructional
materials?
 What are the stated roles of
instructional materials?
 Do you think those roles are
still suited to the present
educational system we have,
having diverse learners?
Activity
Think of a suited role of
instructional material in your mode of
learning today. Enumerate five (5) roles
you think are applicable in you, especially
to the current situation we have.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.