Teaching Aids in History

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There are many types of teaching Aids. In general, they all work in similar methods, which is to present a topic with questions, have the user indicate the answer, and then provide the user with the correct answer. This essay will therefore present different types of teaching Aids and there after show their importance to a History teacher in a classroom situation. Therefore teaching Aids can be defined as, devices” which present units of knowledge through auditory or visual stimuli or both with a view to help learning. They concretize the knowledge presented and make it closer to reality, live and vital” (Kochhar, 2005:123) Teaching Aids are devices or materials that assist the teacher to communicate information to the learner more effectively through the senses of the human body such as sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. They are instructional materials that supplement or complement the teacher’s tasks and make lessons more clear and interesting. To the learners, they are known as Learning Aids because they assist them to learn more easily. Visual Aids are teaching and learning materials that communicate information to the learner by sight through the eye. They include anything that helps people to learn through seeing. For instance, objects, specimens, models, pictures, charts, diagrams, maps, graphs, posters and illustrations (drawings and demonstrations). Specimens are objects which are samples of real objects. Specimens are samples which are representative of similar objects. For example, a flower, leaf, frog or fish. Specimens could also be a part of an object. For instance, a piece of coal or a head of a grass hopper. Importance of Objects and Specimens to a history teacher are in a number of ways. Objects and specimens are real things and they provide pupils with firsthand information and with real-life images. They help learners to see, touch,
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