This document outlines essential factors for selecting instructional media, emphasizing relevance to lesson objectives, suitability to students' learning abilities, and the accuracy and novelty of the media. It also discusses learner participation, provision of feedback, appeal, availability, adaptability, ease of use, learning environment, cost, objectivity, maintenance, and technical quality. The overall message is the importance of choosing appropriate media that enhances learning while acknowledging that instructional materials serve as aids, not replacements for teachers.

1. FACTORS TO BE
CONSIDERED IN
SELECTING
INSTRUCTIONAL
MEDIA
Prepared by: Noralene D. Gunio
BSE-IIMAPEH

2. 1. Relevance of the media to the lesson
objectives- the medium should be able to convey in the
clearest possible way the highlights of the lesson.

3. 2.Suitability to students age learning abilities
and styles and reading level- Pictures could be effective
for grade 1 pupils but not for high school students.

4. 3.Accuracy and novelty of media
-The media should be up to date, reflecting current thought,
original or revised.

5. 4. Provision of learner participation
-Dioramas and exhibits could entail more participation of
learners than pictures or graphs .

6. 5. Provision of feedback
-Recordings and television do not offer feedback or interaction
like the way multimedia do.

7. 6. Appeal
-Pictures, especially colourful ones, could be more aesthetically
pleasing than other media. Motion media could be more
attention grabbing than still pictures.

8. 7. Availability
- The medium should be obtainable when needed. The schools
media center could consulted for media collection. Aside from
the media center, our homes could be potential sources of
media.

9. 8. Adaptability
- Some media, like transparencies or recordings, can be easily
updated or modified unlike textbooks.

10. 9. Ease in the use or operation if the media
- Some media like maps and graphs can be easily used while
other media like computers and projectors need technical
expertise.

11. 10. Learning environment
-projected media may work better for big classes.
Demonstrations, role playing and simulations could be done if
classroom are big.

12. 11. Cost
- If a certain medium is very expensive, another
medium which could deliver the same content can
be used to replace it the medium could be expensive,
not only in cost but also in the time consumed in
preparing the medium.
12. Objectivity
- There should be no room for bias, propaganda and
controversy in the material.

13. 13. Maintenance
- Some media, especially the technical ones, entail more cost in
maintaining the operation than other non-technical media.
14. Technical quality
-Some media are simple but workable. Audio recordings and
videos are susceptible to damages which affect the quality of the
media

14. “ All instructional materials are aids to
instruction. They do not replace the
teacher”
Thank you!!

15. References:
https://www.google.com.ph