Name: Roxette April P.

Agub Subject: PED 131

Course&Sec: BSED – TLE II – B Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am MWF

USING AND EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL

MATERIALS
The use of instructional material can be effective if it is properly selected depending on
the topic and if it is properly used. It should be appropriate and satisfactory for the
ultimate goal of facilitating learning. There are guidelines to be followed and the first is
the selection of instructional materials.

These are factors to be considered as standards for the selection of instructional

materials:

 the materials should present the precise and true ideas of the topic or subject
being discussed
 the materials should add meaning to the content of the topic and these should
help you achieve your instructional objectives
 the materials should be appropriate to the age, intelligence, and experiences of
the students
 the materials should be satisfactory
 the materials should have a teacher's guide for effective use
 the materials should develop the student's higher critical thinking skills
 the materials should be accessible and affordable for the students

The second guideline is the usage of instructional materials. After you have properly
selected the material, you should as well effectively utilize it. According to Thomas
Nagel, to ensure effective utilization of the instructional material, he advised us to abide
by the acronym PPPF.

 Prepare yourself.
It simply means that you should know your lesson objective and your expectation
from the class after the session. There should be a planning ahead on how you're
going to proceed the discussion and evaluate after.

 Prepare your students.

It implies setting class expectation and learning goals. This comes by throwing them
guide questions and motivating them as a way of keeping them interested and
engaged.

 Present the material.

It means you should rehearsed first the materials you are going to use before
presenting them to the class. This is important especially if the materials you are
using are mechanical in nature, for example, PowerPoint and other multimedia
presentations. This is to avoid what they call as R.O.G. Syndrome of Running out of
Gas. This syndrome usually occurs due to lack of planning.

 Follow Up.
The main function of using instructional material is to achieve an objective and that
is ultimately the learning of the students. Using this is not an end in itself but a
means to an end so there is a need for follow up to know if you have attained your
objective