Instructional materials are an indispensable factor in the attainment of goals in any educational process. The use of it guarantees more effective leaning as the learner, in addition to merely, hearing, also sees and does. It is said by the Chinese in their educational practice:

I hear, I forget,

I see, I remember;

I do, I understand.

PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. To concertize otherwise abstract concepts and ideas.
2. They make learning more interesting, more real and more lively.

• They facilitate retention of the learned content and help the teacher to conserve energy by limiting the use of spoken words, hence, it is often said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”.

1. On the part of teachers, instructional facilities make them to teach effectively.
2. They make both the teacher and the learner active in the teaching/learning.
3. Teachers have effectively used instructional materials to set induce students and subsequently sustain their full attention during the lesson.

SOURCES OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. It can be purchased
2. Donated

• Produced/constructed.

1. It can exist within an environment as permanent features, structures or institutions.

Acquired.