Evolution Of Instructional Materials Design

By professor M.E.d Yohana Aguirre Alvarezwww.yohanaaguirre.blogspot.com

The following slide presentation is about the evolution in the designing of materials for second language instruction based on Evolution of Instructional Materials Design by the Florida Department of Education (retrieved on August 2010). It deals with the components of the instructional package, some guidelines list on the content of the instructional materials and the elements that would not be forgotten related to legislation, format, organization and resources.

Effective materials include certain components such as

Teacher’s Manual Test Items or Resources Study Guide Activity Guide

Effective materials also include the following features

Adaptable instructional goals Accurate, relevant, well organized, coherent up to date and unified flow

information. Effective layout, visual presentation and physical features Appropriate level and vocabulary Development of insight and thinking skills Real world application Inclusion of supplemental material and references Absence of stereotypes

The designing of instructional materials has to follow certain formats to fulfill the legislation requirements.

Challenges in reviewing the content are varied and numerous such as evaluation of content, written by anonymous authors and misleading.

The resources must be complete enough to address the targeted learning outcomes. They must include teachers and students resources.

Alignment and organization: all components of the instructional package must align with each other and the curriculum. The structure and format must have enough order and clarity for both, teachers and students.

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