Question no. 8: What are the criteria used in selecting instructional media?

Media is a channel used to transmit knowledge or means of communication use to reach people such as magazine, television and radio.

Instructional media encompasses all the materials and physical mean an instructor might use implement instruction and facilitate student’s achievements of instructional objective like chalk board, overhead projector, charts etc.  

Instructional media include, print media, text books, visual media, audio media, tape disc, flash, memory card.

CRITERIA USED TO SELECT INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA

Behavioral objectives and structure of subject matter, the intended behavioral change with respect to the subject matter must correspond with the instructional media.

Availability of instructional media, the teacher should consider the type of media available in a given environment, in respect to the level of learners and their characteristics such as faster learners, moderate and slow learner.

Teachers’ capability, the teacher should select the appropriate instructional media in which she or he is familiar with for easy delivery of intended materials

Selection of learning experience, the teacher has to select a variety of learning experiences and activities, appropriate teaching strategies or method.

Evaluation of instructional media the        teacher should evaluate the quality of type of instructional media if it is appropriate for student.

Learning style, students differ in learning due to their individual differences; hence the teacher must combine different instructional media.

Practicability; the teacher has to decide on how practical instructional media is, in an application to learning.

Feedback; the result of the post – test could serve as a feedback to the learners. 

Regardless of various instructional media and criteria for their selection, there is no suitable media as they are incorporated on use.

GROUP MEMBERS

NO.	NAMES	REGISTRATION NO.
1	MASEBO MASOUD, D.	TEKU/BAED/HK/11730
2	GAIFALO ALEX	TEKU/BAED/HK/11622
3	MHELELA DORAH	TEKU/BAED/GE/1193
4	NGULWA ELINA, H.	TEKU/BAED/HE/11405
5	NGOMANGO TEGEMEA	TEKU/BAED/HK/10686
6	MATIKU KICHAMBATI	TEKU/BAED/HK/11734
7	MASSENDEKA ADAMU, B.	TEKU/BAED/HK/11733
8	MTAWA SARAH, K.	TEKU/BAED/HK/11778
9	MWAKATAGE TUMAINI	TEKU/BAED/HK/10580
10	PWELE ALAMU	TEKU/BAED/HK/10739