Module III methods/Strategies of Teaching History

3.2 
Importance of Instructional Materials in History. 
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Instructional materials simplify teaching and learning process. They help
teachers to reduce the amount of talking and then, make their teaching to be 
more interesting and successful. 
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Instructional materials assist the teacher to be more explanatory, thus,
bridging the communication gab between the teacher and the learners. 
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Instructional materials build more confidence in the teacher and consequently
assist him to be more efficient in the handling of his topics. Hence his 
teaching ability is enhanced. 
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Instructional materials create high degree of interest. When students’ interests
are captured in any lesson, there will be high level of success in that lesson. 
Moreover, students are interested in what they can see, hear, handle, smell 
and touch. 
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High level of interest can lead to maximum attention of the learners being
captured through the use of instructional materials. 
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Instructional materials appeal to learners’ senses which include hearing,
seeing, smelling, touching/feeling and handling. These senses when combined
in teaching and learning produce better result. 
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Instructional materials encourage clear thinking and concentration as
pupils/students like to listen to radio broadcast, television and watching the 
cinema with deep attention and concentration. 
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When the right materials are used at the right time, it can multiply and widen
the channels of communication between the teacher and the learners. 
Instructional materials, therefore, make teaching and learning easier. 
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Instructional materials save teaching time and fortify cooperation in class 
work. 

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3.3 
Types of Instructional Materials in History.
Instructional materials can be conveniently divided into two namely: visual aids and audio-
visual aids. 
Visual materials are those materials that the learners can only see. They are less expensive. 
They include materials such as pictures, maps, chairs, textbooks, magazines, periodicals, 
newspapers, models, board displays, and costumes. 
Audio-visual materials are those materials that learners can see and at the same time hear 
them talk and do some body movement. They are very expensive and include materials such 
as tape recorders and players, film trips, projectors (film projector and over-head projector) 
slide, video tape recorder, television set, etc.