TYPES OF

INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
 1. Concrete objects, including
objects from the world of nature
How can I use these IMs in the future?
Concrete objects brought by nature to us can
easily attract students in so many ways. In my
field, English subject, we could hardly
manipulate this type of IMs since it is really
difficult to us to teach grammar using apparatus,
there’s no such thing as that. May be in the other
types of IMs, they could be useful in our field.
 2. Representations of concrete
objects and phenomena
Includes three-dimensional materials (castings,
globes, and experimental models), two-
dimensional materials (charts, pictures,
photographs, maps, diagrams, and drawings), and
audiovisual materials (motion pictures, film clips,
filmstrips, slide sequences, transparencies, records
and tape recordings, and radio and television
broadcasts).
How can I use these IMs in the future?
Well here, English teachers can be innovative
enough to use some of these types that are
related to their topic. I cannot just simply make
a plain and unattractive IM’s for the sake of
presentation but for the fun learning of your
students and to achieve the target outcome in
the teaching-learning process. We can use
speakers, television etc. to cater multiple
intelligences of our students.
 3. Descriptions of such objects and
phenomena by means of the signs,
words and sentences of natural and
artificial languages
Includes scientific, scholarly, reference, and
methodological teaching aids, as well as
textbooks, books of problems and exercises,
books for recording scientific observations,
laboratory manuals, manuals for production
training, and programmed textbooks.
How can I use these IMs in the future?
Well here, workbooks, textbooks, references etc.
plays a significant role especially in our field which
is English for the reason that grammars, literature
are in need of that for assistance to make the
teaching-learning process effective. In the future, I
cannot always depend on this kind of IMs since we
are already in 21st century and what the teacher and
students need is an active process of learning. Yes,
we can use it especially in evaluations and advance
readings.
BASIC GUIDELINES
IN SELECTING
MATERIALS
1. SUITABILITY of the material
for the intended purpose
2. Appropriateness of the
material for the intended
learner
3. Quality of the materials
 VARIOUS FACTORS
TEACHERS MUST
CONSIDER RELATING TO
MATERIALS’ QUALITY
 1. RECENCY
- UP TO DATE, REFLECTING
CURRENT THOUGHT,
ORIGINAL OR REVISED
2. AVAILABILITY
- OBTAINABLE WHEN
NEEDED.
 3. APPEAL
- AESTHETIC, ATTENTION
HOLDING
4. TECHNICAL QUALITY

- SIMPLE, WORKABILITY
 5. COST
- WITHIN SCHOOL BUDGET
Thank You
&
God bless!