This document provides guidance on selecting and using instructional materials effectively. It lists several questions to consider when selecting materials, such as whether the material is appropriate for the students, presents ideas accurately, and helps achieve instructional objectives. Even after proper selection, effective use of the material is important. The PPPF method is described for preparing yourself, students, presenting the material, and following up to evaluate learning. Teachers should know their lesson goals, plan how to engage students, and check that objectives were met. Overall, the document stresses carefully selecting materials that suit learners and course goals, and preparing well to maximize the materials' instructional impact.

1. USING AND EVALUATING
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
How to select and use instructional
material to achieved desired
objectives?

2. Guide Questions in the Selection of
Materials
• Do materials give a TRUE picture of the ideas
they present? To avoid misconceptions, it is
always good to ask when the material was
produced?
• Do the materials contribute meaningful
content to the topic under study? Does the
material help you achieve the instructional
objective?

3. • Is the material appropriate for the age,
intelligence, and experience of the learners?
• Is the physical condition of the material
satisfactory? E.g. – is a photograph properly
mounted?
• Is there a teacher’s guide to provide a briefing
for effective use? The chance that the
instructional material will be used to the
maximum and to the optimum is increased
with a teacher’s guide.

4. • Can the material in question help to make
students better thinkers and develop their
critical faculties? With exposure to mass
media, it is highly important that we maintain
and strengthen our rational powers.
• Is the material worth the time, expense, and
effort involved? A field trip , for instance,
requires much time, effort and money. It is
more effective than any other less expensive
and less demanding IM hat can take its place?
Or is there a better substitute?

5. If the IM is properly selected, is it a
guarantee that it will be effective?
• NO…it is one thing to select a GOOD IM, it is
another thing to USE it WELL.

6. PPPF------by H. Smith and T. Nagel
•Prepare yourself
•Prepare your students
•Prepare the material
•Follow up

7. Prepare yourself
• know your lesson objective/s
• know what you expect from the class after the
session
• know why you choose a particular IM
• Have a plan on how you will proceed, what
questions to ask, how you will evaluate
learning, how you will tie loose ends before
the bell rings (wrap up and summarize)

8. Prepare your students
• set class expectations and learning goals
• give guide questions (so that they can answer
during the discussion)
• motivate students
• keep students interested and engaged

9. Present the material
• Plan well (to avoid the ROG syndrome)
– Rehearse if needed
– Plan performance
– Try the materials ahead

10. Follow up
• -follow up to find out if the objective was
attained