TEACHING AIDS

DIFFERENT TEACHING AIDS AND THEIR PURPOSE AND IMPORTANCE.

1. TEACHING AIDS Presentation by Tenagia Danster

2. OBJECTIVES By the end of this presentation:  You should be able to understand teaching aids  Should be able to know importance of teaching aids  Should be familiar with different types of teaching aids

3. TEACHING AIDS Teaching aids are tools that teachers use in the classroom. A teaching aid is a tool used by teachers to help learners improve reading and other skills, illustrate or reinforce a skill, fact, or idea, and remove anxiety, fears, or boredom because most teaching aids are like games. Teaching aids are there to reinforce the concepts and themes that is being taught and to encourage the engagement and participation of learners throughout the teaching and learning process .

4. WHY TEACHING AIDS ARE USEFUL The use of teaching aids helps reinforce what the teacher is saying and also summarizes key concepts. It ensures that the point the teacher makes is understood. It helps engage and stimulate learners other senses in the learning process. It ensures that learners become active participants in the learning process.

5. EXAMPLES OF TEACHING AIDS • Chalkboard/Whiteboard • Flipcharts • Overhead Projector/Transparencies • Power Point slides • Data Projectors/Smart Board • Audiotapes/CDs • Videotapes/DVDs

6. TYPES OF TEACHING AIDS There are three types of teaching aids that can be used in the classroom: Audio Aids Visual Aids Audio-visual Aids A-V aid imply, “anything by means of which learning process may be encouraged or carried on through the sense of hearing or the sense of sight .”

7. AUDIO AIDS Audio Aids- The teaching aids that involve the sense of hearing are called audio aids. These audio aids can be defined as models or devices that can be heard and these are used to give an image to something. Audio aids help improve the listening and communication skills of learners. Examples of audio aids: radio, tape recorder, gramophone, linguaphone and audio cassette player.

8. RADIO Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/ejRUAZf57p9G2Rnv6 Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/79n3DDhraVEXtnfG7 Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/ge9RHYC9Pvhor2JA8

9. VISUAL AIDS Visual A ids- These are teaching aids which use sense of vision, these are any types of material that gives shape and form to words and thoughts. The most commonly used visual aid is the blackboard and chalk. Examples of visual teaching aids are: charts, flashcards, flannel boards, models, globe, graphs, cartoons, puppets, globes, graphs, cartoons, slide transparencies & interactive whiteboards.

10. CHARTS Source: https://images.app.goo.gl.4FpWLwBHUbLt3ymHA Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/PxZCujJMEL7oiHhp7 Source : https :// www.slideshare.net/enusambyal/teaching-aids-231512583

11. GRAPHS Source: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/graphs-gm873960850-244049020 Source : https :// images.app.goo.gl/KLCxcdRiA6mNSziW6 Source: https :// images.app.goo.gl/RaxRrU4HGxZujSVx5

12. MODELS Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/pdJzH5vJdPhFG3JV6 Source : https :// images.app.goo.gl/fmoenHNCqfkJdYSeA Source: https :// images.app.goo.gl/SZB1hwxTy5A9usFg6

13. AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS Audio-visual aids- The teaching aids that involve the sense of vision as well as hearing are called audio-visual aids, these aids must be audible or visual, or both. Examples of audio-visual aids are: television, projector, PowerPoint presentations, video clips and films.

14. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/Mgqcasv3xnZMq5Yj6 Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/g2viMU59EwyN3Fc58

15. VIDEO CLIPS Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/qgAS55z7mcujgJw67 Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/3AH1nz3L1oRGPgm99 Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/Ep3t78EQLYbXLxeb6

16. IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING AIDS It provides learners with more clarity about the content that they are being taught. It draws the attention and interest of learners throughout the lesson ensuring that the remain focused and active participants in the learning process. It provides learners with direct experience because they are not only learning about the content but also interacting with the content, this ensures long term retention of knowledge. Teaching aids also meet the individual differences , this means that it promotes inclusivity and caters for the different abilities of learners.

17. LIST OF SOURCES Ahmed, W. (2015) Teaching Aids. Available from Slideshare at https:// www.slideshare.net/WaseemAhmed36/teaching-aids-54523849 Alam, F. (2021) Teaching aids. Available from Slideshare at https:// www.slideshare.net/MDFAIZANALAM4/teaching-aids-249961324 Bhatti, S.S. (2018) Presentation teaching aids. Available from Slideshare at https:// www.slideshare.net/ShaharyarShoukatShou/presentation-teaching-aids Gupta, D. (2014) Teaching Aids. Available from Slideshare at https:// www.slideshare.net/deepati1/teaching-aids-39749045 Sambyal, E. (2020) Teaching aids. Available from S lideshare at https:// www.slideshare.net/enusambyal/teaching-aids-231512583 Cover photo link: https:// www.123rf.com/photo_82821299_back-to-school-teacher-with-pointer-stick-standing-in-front-of-a-school-chalkboard-with-education-ic.html?vti=m1sxpz8ki0d0zvkaqt-1-12