This document discusses instructional aids in social science education. It defines instructional aids as tools that help improve learning by reinforcing concepts, differentiating instruction, and engaging multiple senses. The document outlines the importance of aids in making learning engaging, supplementing teaching, and motivating students. It then classifies aids as projected, non-projected, or activity aids. In conclusion, it states that instructional aids are essential for effective instruction by stimulating interest and promoting understanding when used to supplement a lesson.

1. Gopika Nair B M
No:21
Social Science
Emmanuel College Vazhichal

2. SOCIAL SCIENCE
[Pedagogic Content Knowledge Analysis-
Social Science]

3. INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS
(Importance And Values of Instructional Aids,
Classification of Instructional Aids)

4. INTRODUCTION
Instructional aids are an integral component in
any classroom. The many benefits of teaching aids includes
helping learners improve reading comprehension skill,
illustrating or reinforcing a skill or concept, differentiating
instruction and relieving anxiety by presenting information
in a new and exciting way. The number of aids for
instruction has become so numerous that today a teacher of
any subject need not resort to any of the archaic methods of
teaching . Teaching aids also engage students other senses
since there are no limits in what aids can be utilized when
supplementing a lesson.

5. IMPORTANCE AND VALUES OF
INSTRUCTIONALAIDS
Instructional aids play an very important and
values in teaching – learning process. Teaching aids are
helping teachers to close the gap and hone the reading
comprehension skills of their students. Importance aids are
follows.
 Teaching aids help to make the learning environment
interesting and engaging.
 Teaching aids are becoming the norm in the classroom.
 Teaching aids prove to be a formidable supplement for
teachers when the reinforcement of a skill or concept is
necessary .

6.  Teaching aids motivate the students so that they learn better.
 Through teaching aids the teacher clarify the subject matter
more easily .
 Teaching aids helps to increase the vocabulary of the student
more effectively
 Teaching aids provide direct experience to the student.
 Teaching aids make the classroom live and active
 It provide complete example for conceptual thinking
 It helps the development of scientific attitude
 Encouraging activities
 It create the environment of interest of interest for the students.
 Saving time and effort

7. CLASSIFICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL
AIDS
The various media are collectively know as audio
visual aids are assist a teacher in providing learner suitable
learning experiences in the form of audio & visual perception.
Such perceptions will be very helpful for the learner to acquire
new information. The experiences gained from the perception
would help in making impressions vivid meaningful & long
standing. Instructional aids are classified into,
Projected aids
Non-projected aids
Activity aids.

8. CONCLUCTION
Instructional aids assist to reinforce and
supplement the instructors communication during the
presentation of the lesson. A good instructional aids should
promote certain desirable results. It should stimulate interest,
command attention ,be easily understood and promote a
positive reaction on the port of trainee. Instructional aids are
essential to effective instruction. Using aids such as graphs
chart, flashcard, videos provides learners with visual
stimulation & the opportunity to access the content form a
different vantage point.

9. REFERNCE
The methodology of teaching commerce –
Prof(Dr) K Sivarajan