2. Developing effective teaching aids
• Teaching aids are an important part of teaching programme.
• Effective teaching depends on meaningful, relevant and motivating aids
and these conditions are met when aids are developed according to
students’ needs, interest and expectations.
• We can also say that teachers should effort to develop the most effective
and appropriate teaching aids for their students.
• Materials designer suggest the combination of both reasoning and artistic
processes.
• In this respect, Low (cited in Johnson, 1989) states that “designing
appropriate materials is not a science: it is a strange mixture of imagination,
insight, and analytical reasoning”
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3. Essential components in teaching aids
• There are some factors that teachers need to take notice while developing
teaching aids. The first and most important factor is assessment of the
learner. It helps them to make more meaningful, dynamic challenging and
effective teaching aids.
• Another significant aspect of teacher designed aids is the setting of goals
and objectives for the learners. It gives a sense of direction of the course
and helps to achieve teaching and learning proficiency.
• During developing a teaching aids teacher should access to all resources
such as computer, video player, C.D. player, language lab, digital camera,
white board etc, it will impact on decisions in material development.
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4. Strategies of using teaching aids
• The students should know to handle the teaching aids themselves.
• Variety of teaching matters should be available in the class.
• Student should feel at ease in the classroom which helps them to learn more in
shorter time.
• Teaching aids should be according to ability, back ground and class room
situations.
• Two or more teaching method should be integrated to bring variety, attractive
presentation and appealing content.
• Students self confidence should be elevate to learn faster.
• Relevant and useful aids should be introduced in the classroom.
• Help students to make efficient use of the teaching aids which help them to self
discover.
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