Introduction
IMs and ICT Tools in Biology
“The possibilities are endless when you have the tools you need to learn.”
Monaham, 2019
Studies imply that there is a significant difference in the performance of students taught with the use of visual instructional materials and those taught without the use of instructional materials. It shows that visual instructional materials have positive effect in students’ academic performance.
This portfolio contains the Instructional Materials and Technology Tools possibly needed in teaching and learning Biology. This helps the students’ learning experience become meaningful and retain what they have taught. This improves their learning and increases motivation for the students especially in Biology class because it is different from any other subject that involves seeing, handling, understanding, and manipulating of real objects and materials.
Below are some recommendations for the teachers and officials for the best education to the students:
• Teachers should always try their best to make use of available visual instructional materials where necessary to make their lessons more interesting.
• Teachers are encouraged to search for necessary visual instructional materials that can appeal to the senses of learners, arouse their interest, encourage their participation, make learning more meaningful and promote academic standard.
• School principals should provide teachers with enabling environment for the use of available instructional material to give room for participatory studentship and make learning more meaningful.
• Government should supply teaching aids and finance schools to improvise unavailable and inadequate instructional materials to make teaching and learning easier, practical, appealing and enjoyable.
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