THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DOCX

Title	THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Author	Jennifer Marbas
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FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN CONSTRUCTING AN EFFECTIVE IM’S As a Teacher, I am aware that my students are unique individuals and there are important factors to be considered in constructing an effective instructional material. Here are the factors; diverse user interests, abilities, backgrounds, cult...

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FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN CONSTRUCTING AN EFFECTIVE IM'S As a Teacher, I am aware that my students are unique individuals and there are important factors to be considered in constructing an effective instructional material. Here are the factors; diverse user interests, abilities, backgrounds, cultures, languages, and maturity levels. Materials intended for student use should be appropriate for the subject area and for the age, social development, ability levels, special needs, and learning styles of students served by the collection. The Materials to be selected should support, enrich and extend the school's curriculum and to encourage informational, educational and recreational reading, viewing and/or listening. THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Well, we all know that Teachers at all levels utilize a variety of instructional materials such as textbooks, presentations and handouts to enhance the quality of their lessons. The quality of those materials directly impacts the quality of teaching. Knowing how to find the best instructional materials is a valuable skill for a teacher to have. The importance of Instructional Materials or Educational resources is to improve students' knowledge, abilities, and skills, to monitor their assimilation of information, and to contribute to their overall development and upbringing. It also clarifes important concepts to arouse and sustain student's interests, give all students in a class the opportunity to share experiences necessary for new learning, help make learning more permanent. CRITERIA FOR EVALAUTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Criteria's for evaluating instructional materials is very important to make teaching efective and meaningful, here are some criteria's: Content Aligns with curriculum and standards, and is current, valid and reliable, with real world examples. Design to meet the interest of the individual learners from various skills levels. Enhances conceptual understanding and engages higher order thinking skills. Free from bias. Equity and Accessibility Materials are durable, easily stored, transported and are universally accessible. Materials are easily updated and are adaptable and customizable to match the resources of the school....