Instructional media : Still Pictures

Definition of instructional media
Definition, uses, advantages and disadvantages of still pictures

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2. Instructional Media A medium is any person, material or event that establishes conditions which enable the learner to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes. 2 Instructional Media

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4. Still Pictures A still picture is a two-dimensional visual representation of persons, places, or things. They can be used for individual study or group observation. They can be displayed on a bulletin board, projector, etc. ### Everyone needs to look at the picture at the same time when it is shown. 4

5. Different types of Still picture 5

6. Ideas for using still pictures Gather magazine pictures and build a picture tile Arrange a set of pictures in such a way that they tell a story to test students’ ability to organize and communicate Show an unusual picture and Use the discovery or directed-technique to describe what they are looking at. Show a picture for creative writing or decoding information 6

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8. Advantages Inexpensive , widely available easily manipulated make it possible to study subjects which would otherwise be impossible provide common experiences for an entire group 8

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10. Help to focus attention, to develop critical judgment, to prevent and correct misconceptions (danger of verbalism) A stimulus to further study, reading and research 10

11. Disadvantages Since pictures are two-dimensional, they often fail to present scale size or perspective. 11

12. Lack of colour in some pictures limits proper interpretations 12

13. Unless proper care is taken, pictures can easily get torn, disordered or lost. Students do not always know how to “read” pictures. 13

14. Pictures speak thousand words. 14

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