Using and Evaluating

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“You should have a good idea of your destination, both in over-all purposes of education and in the

everyday work of your teaching. If you do not know where you are

going, you cannot properly choose way to get there.”

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Field trip is an instructional material use to attain instructional objectives.

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It is not enough to bring the class out for a field trip and make them observe anything or everything or use other instructional materials for no preparation and clear reason at all. For an effective use of instructional materials such as field trip, there are guidelines that ought to be observed, first of all, in their selection and second, in their use.

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Selection of Materials

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Materials• Should gave a true picture of the ideas

presented.• Should have a teacher’s guide• Must develop critical thinking of students.• Must worth the time , effort and

expenses.

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To ensure effective use of instructional material, Hayden Smith and Thomas Nagel, (1992) book authors on instructional Media, advise us to abide by the acronym PPPF.

Good Instructional Materials are ineffective if misused

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P P P FFIRST

SECOND THIRD FOURTH

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Prepare yourself

You know your lesson objective and what

you expect from the class after the

session and why you have selected such

particular instructional materials

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 Prepare your students. Set reasonably high class expectations and learning goals.

It is sound practice to give them guide questions for them to be able to answer during the discussion.

Motivate them and keep them interested and engaged

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 Present the material. Using media and materials, especially if they are mechanical nature, often requires rehearsal and a carefully planned performance.

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 Follow up. It is needed to follow up to find out if objective was attained or not. To ensure that instructional materials serve their purpose in instruction, we need to observe some guidelines in their selection and use.

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