Principles in Making Instructional Material

These are the content or information conveyed within a course. These include the lectures, readings, textbooks, multimedia components, and other resources in a course.

• Instructional Materials

• Guidelines

• Tableau

• Lesson Plan

Must promote the general and specific goals of the goals.

• Principle of Authenticity

• Principle of Appropriateness

• Principle of Cost

• Principle of Interest

Must present accurate, up-to-date and dependable information.

• Principle of Interest

• Principle of Cost

• Principle of Appropriateness

• Principle of Authenticity

Substitutes must be considered first. If possible, use a variety of tools.

• Principle of Interest

• Principle of Cost

• Principle of Authenticity

• Principle of Organization and Balance

Must stimulate curiosity or satisfy the learners’ need to know.

• Principle of Appropriateness

• Principle of Organization and Balance

• Principle of Interest

• Principle of Cost

There should be logical organization, clarity and accordance with the principles of learning such as reinforcement, transfer and application in the materials.

• Principle of Organization and Balance

• Principle of Cost

• Principle of Interest

• Principle of Authenticity