1. MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
FATIMA, GENERAL SANTOS CITY
Lesson 5: Planning A Biology Lesson
Selection & Preparation Of Instructional Materials
By: ALADIN M. AWA
Instructional Materials
 Are devices that assist an instructor in the teaching-learning process.
 Include textbooks and other print materials, software and other electronic
materials, online/Internet resources (including access), and supplies and other
materials to support instruction in subject areas and implementation of the
system of Learning Results.
General Criteria for Selection of Instructional Materials
1. Support the lesson objectives.
2. Be student centered.
3. Build in previous learning.
4. Contain useful and meaningful content that is consistent with sound principles of
learning.
5. Appeal to students.
6. Maintain student attention and interest.
7. Encourage student’s participation, when appropriate.
8. Lead students in the direction of the behavior or learning outcomes specified in
the learning objectives.
9. Provide proper stimuli and reinforcement.
10.Contain quality photos, graphs and texts, as required.
11.Be check prior to use for completeness and technical accuracy.
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
 Define Instructional Material.
 Describe the selection and preparation Instructional materials.

2. 12.Contain appropriate technology to the students.
13.Be properly sequenced.
14.Be easily to understand.
15.Include appropriate safety precaution.
Preparation of instructional materials
The choice of instructional materials depends on several factors:
 Availability
 Feasibility
 Cost
 Number of students
 The existing facilities
Examples of Instructional Materials
 Chalkboards
These are dark-colored surfaces on which material can be written, printed
or drawn using chalk.
 Posters
These are similar to wall charts, but generally contain less information –
often simply a single dramatic image
 Charts and wall charts
These are large sheets of paper, carrying pre-prepared textual and/or
graphical and/or pictorial information.
 Models
These are useful in cases where three-dimensional representation is
necessary (e.g. crystal structures, animal skeletons, etc.) or where movement
has to be demonstrated, (e.g. flow of sediment, kinetic sculpture, etc.).
References:
http://www.ehow.com/info_8017309_effectiveness-learning-biology-secondary-
schools.html#ixzz2FBiqx33V
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19423301/Instructional-Materials
Producing Teaching Materials (2nd ed.), by H.I. Ellington and P. Race;
Kogan Page,London, 1993.
The Selection and Use of Instructional Media by A.W. Romiszowski;
Kogan Page,London, 1988.
Planning, Producing and Using Instructional Media (6th ed.) by J. Kemp and D.Smellie;
Harper and Row, New York, 1989