Dr. Nimisha Beri Asst. Prof.

LFEH

Meaning
Audio visual aids are those sensory objects or images which

initiate or stimulate or reinforce learning

Burton

Audio Visual aids are those devices by the use of which

communication of ideas between persons and groups in various teaching and training situations is helped. These are also termed as multi sensory materials.
Edgar Dale

Audio visual aids are those which help in completing the

Charter v. Good

regular process of learning, i.e. , motivation, classification, and stimulation

Psychology of using teaching aids/audio-visual aids in teaching

Cobun indicated the following quantity of retention by

use of various senses 1 percent of what is learned from the sense of TASTE. 1.5 percent of what is learned from the sense of TOUCH. 3.5 percent of what is learned from the sense of SMELL. 11 percent of what is learned from the sense of HEAR. 83 percent of what is learned from the sense of SIGHT.

Psychology of using teaching aids/audio-visual aids in teaching

Cobun said that people generally remember
10 percent of what they READ 20 percent of what they HEAR

30 percent of what they SEE

50 percent of what they HEAR and SEE 70 percent of what they SAY 90 percent of what they SAY as they DO things

Advantages or Merits of using audiovisual aids in the teaching of Economics

Best motivators to learning
Provides clear images of the subject matter Antidote to the disease of verbal instruction

Provides various learning experiences

Helpful in attracting attention of students Helpful in fixing up new learning Provide vividness of ideas, processes, and things Bring an element of reality in teaching and learning Provide a lot of freedom to students

Advantages or Merits of using audiovisual aids in the teaching of Economics

Provide opportunities to students to handle and

manipulate real thing relevant to teaching-learning Increase the retentive power of students Based on maxims of teaching Can be used in variety of situations Save a lot of energy and time of both teachers and students Meet the individual differences of students Encourage healthy classroom instruction

Advantages or Merits of using audiovisual aids in the teaching of Economics

Helpful in promoting education on large scale
Promote scientific temper Helpful in developing higher faculties of brain

Provide effective reinforcements

Leads to positive transfer of learning Provides positive learning environment

Characteristics of good teaching aids

Meaningful Purposeful Accurate in every respect Simple Cheap Improvised Large enough to be properly seen by students Uptodate Easily portable According to mental level of students Should motivate the students

Principles in the use of teaching aids

Principle of selection
Principle of preparation Principle of physical control

Principle of proper presentation

Principle of response Principle of evaluation

Difficulties and problems in the use of the aids (in India)

Lack of enthusiasm for the use of teaching aids in

teachers Non availability of aids in schools Lack of facilities for the use of aids Lack of training on the part of teachers in the use of aids Costly nature of aids Lack of suitable storage facilities Non availability of suitable teaching aids in the regional languages