Didactic Material and Its Importance
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ScribdTranslationsO que é Material Didático?
Didactic material is a pedagogical tool that serves as a basis, support, and guidance to
student. He is like an instruction manual on a specific subject.
This support material can be any resource associated with the educational context, or
be, that addresses the object of study and presents it in an explanatory way for the acquisition of
knowledge.
All material that aims to support the activity is considered didactic material.
pedagogical, so that its content is related to the transmission of knowledge of
systematized form and according to the pedagogical planning.
In other words, the teaching material refers to any and all resources used in a
teaching procedure, aiming to stimulate the student and bring them closer to the content.
The teaching material is also part of the school's pedagogical plan, as it serves as a reference.
for the teaching and learning process, guiding the student's process and the work of
professor.
It is about the theoretical framework of the curricular subjects and constitutes one of the main sources.
of knowledge, due to its scientific rigor, based on facts and research, in addition to passing
by curation and endorsement.
In addition to providing theoretical reference, some educational materials also serve to
practical learning, through instruments that enable the construction of knowledge
pela experiência.
The teaching material is also specifically designed for each area of knowledge and
focused on the corresponding educational stage, that is, each subject and each stage has a
specific material, which serves as a methodology applied in the teaching strategy.
What are the types of Teaching Materials?
Educational materials involve any resource, document, file, or tool that
presents explanatory content about an object of knowledge.
They are developed based on different languages, such as scientific, informal or playful,
in physical or digital formats, which can contain images, graphs, maps, that is, everything that
can speak about a certain subject.
Educational technologies or equipment are also known as resources of
learning. Thus, all and any instrument used is considered didactic material
in a teaching procedure.
These materials are usually classified as visual, auditory, or audiovisual resources, which
they serve to stimulate the student through simultaneous visual and/or auditory perception.
The types of educational materials, based on the Brazilian Classification of Audiovisual Resources,
include:
Visual resources: books, albums, posters, exhibitions, photographs, prints, maps, graphs,
flannel graph, models, mural, museums, objects, pictures, transparencies, among others.
Audio resources: sound equipment, records, cassette tapes, CDs, radio, CD-ROM;
Audiovisual resources: movies, cinema, television, VCR, DVD, computer, tablets,
cell phones, software, and applications.
What is the importance of Teaching Materials?
The teaching material helps the student to achieve a better understanding of the subject being studied.
studied, as it presents the subject more comprehensively and can be used as a reference
as many times as necessary to absorb the content.
Having didactic material available also provides the student with greater autonomy,
precisely because he can seek knowledge by himself. He can, for example,
receiving instructions from the teacher in the classroom and complementing knowledge with
material.
However, for that to be possible, teachers need to use the teaching material of
appropriate way, and the material itself needs to be stimulating, presenting resources and
ferramentas tecnológicas.
Every educational institution, when developing its pedagogical plan, must have teaching materials for
guide the literacy and learning process of their students, as it is fundamental for
promote a quality education.
The importance of teaching material is evident in what it enables the school, the teachers, to...
students, to the teaching and learning process and to education, which includes:
Base for literacy
As it is a visual resource, didactic materials are fundamental for the acquisition of reading.
the development of writing and text interpretation, especially in Early Childhood Education and
in the early years of Elementary Education.
In addition, it helps the student keep up with the class and understand better what the teacher
is speaking, facilitating the acquisition and consolidation of knowledge, as it will always be a
reference on the subject.
He guides the teachers and students in their daily classes through the exposition of theories,
of activity proposals, complementary information, and interactive elements that
optimize learning.
Teaching Material: Brings theory together with practice
For effective learning, it is essential to have a theoretical framework that is linked to
practical experience, as theory alone cannot consolidate knowledge.
Therefore, an educational material that awakens curiosity and proposes practical activities,
with real examples of the application of this knowledge to complement the theory, it will motivate the
students learning more about the subject.
