Using

and
Evaluating Instructional
Materials
You should have a
good idea of your
destination, both in
the over all
purposes of
education and in the
everyday work of
your teaching. If you
don not know where
you are going, you
cannot properly
choose a way to get
there.
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What guidelines should
be considered in the
selection and use of
instructional materials?
Field Trip by Charlie Brown and Linus
 SELECTION
Do the materials give a true picture of
the ideas they present?
Ask when the material was produced.

Do the materials contribute meaningful

content to the topic under study?
Achieve the instructional objective.

Is the materials appropriate for the

age, intelligence and experience of the
learners?
If the physical condition of material
satisfactory?
Example: Mount Photographs properly.

Is there a teachers guide to provide a

briefing for effective use?
increase chances that are instructional materials will
be used to the maximum and optimum.
Can the material in question help to make
students better thinkers and develop their
critical faculties?
with the exposure to mass media, it is highly
important that we maintain and strengthen rational
powers.
Is the material worth the time, expense and
effort involved?
example: field trip virtual or not?
Proper Use of Materials
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