TEACHING AID

TEACHING   AID

Need of Teaching Aids

1) Every individual has the tendency to forget, therefore proper use of teaching aids helps to retain more concept permanently.

2) Learners can learn better when they are motivated properly through different teaching aids.

3) Teaching aids helps  to  develop the proper image when the students see, hear, taste and smell properly.

4) Teaching aids helps to provide complete example for conceptual thinking.

5) The teaching aids helps to  create the environment of interest for the students.

6) Teaching aids helps to increase the vocabulary of the learners.

7) Teaching aids helps the teacher to get sometime and make learner  engage.

8) Teaching aids provide direct experience to the students.

Types of Teaching Aids

There are many aids available these days. We may classify these aids as follows-

      1.     . Visual Aids

      2.     . Audio Aids

      3.     . Audio - Visual Aids

1) Visual Aids

These are the aids which use sense of vision are called Visual aids. For example : actual objects , pictures, charts, models,  maps, flash cards, flannel board, bulletin board, chalkboard, overhead projector, slides etc. Out of these the black board and chalk are the commonest ones.

2) Audio Aids

These are  the aids that involve the sense of hearing are called Audio aids. For example :- radio, tape recorder, gramophone etc.

3) Audio - Visual Aids

These  are  the aids which involve the sense of vision as well as hearing are called Audio- Visual aids. For example : TV, film projector, film strips etc.

Importance of Teaching aids

Teaching aids play an very important and  vital role in Teaching- Learning process. Importance of Teaching aids are as follows :-

1) Motivation

Teaching aids helps to  motivate the students so that they can learn better.

2) Clarification

With  the  help of  teaching aids , the teacher clarify the subject matter more easily.

3) Discouragement of Cramming

Teaching aids can facilitate the proper understanding to the students which discourage the act of cramming.

4) Increase the Vocabulary

Teaching aids helps to increase the vocabulary of the learners  more effectively.

5) Saves Time and Money

6) Classroom Live and active

Teaching aids make the classroom live and active.

7) Avoids Dullness

8) Direct Experience

9)Teaching aids provide direct experience to the students

Audio-Visual  Aids and Learning  Structure 

Teaching Aids and Teaching Materials