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Made by:Mukta khatavkar

Semester IIID.Y.Patil School of education

Navi Mumbai

What Are Learning Resources?

For many people, the words educational materials invoke images of large, print, classroom textbooks with small type, outdated information, and content that covers the breadth but not depth of a subject. But learning resources are more than that. They are any tool that helps teachers teach and students learn

Learning resources include:Textbooks (print and digital)

WorkbooksWorksheetsManipulatives (blocks, beads, etc.)FlashcardsEducator workshopsNon-fiction booksPostersEducational games

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WebsitesSoftwareOnline coursesActivity booksGraphic novelsReference booksDVDsCDs

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Study guidesTeacher guidesLabsModelsMoviesTelevisions showsWebcastsPodcastsMaps & atlases

Text bookA textbook is a collection of the knowledge,

concepts, and principles of a selected topic or course. It's usually written by one or more teachers, college professors, or education experts who are authorities in a specific field. Most textbooks are accompanied by teacher guides, which provide you with supplemental teaching materials, ideas, and activities to use throughout the academic year

Advantages of text bookTextbooks are usually used in schools when

learningThey are books that have been published to cover

the syllabus that a student is supposed to learn in one grade. Each grade will use different text books.

The one benefit of using textbooks is that they provide information. The teacher is a reliable source of information, but textbooks can be used to provide more. This is because teachers do not always mention everything, maybe due to the limitation in duration of the lessons

Contd…Textbooks will also help students in noting and

highlighting the key points. They can also add guides for easy understanding of sentences. If they note the key words, it makes it easier to remember even during examinations.

Textbooks are also used for future reference. Students will always forget what they have been taught by the teacher. They therefore need such books to keep referring to, in order to refresh their memory. Textbooks are also a reliable source of information because they may contain term papers and thesis. They may come with instruction and guide the student on the kind of question that they are likely to encounter during examinations

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Textbooks are a detailed sequence of teaching proceduresthat tell you what to do and when to do it. There are no surprises—everything is carefully spelled out.

Textbooks provide administrators and teachers with a complete program. The series is typically based on the latest research and teaching strategies.

Good textbooks are excellent teaching aids. They're a resource for both teachers and students.

Contd..Textbooks are especially helpful for 

beginning teachers. The material to be covered and the design of each lesson are carefully spelled out in detail.

Textbooks provide organized units of work. A textbook gives you all the plans and lessons you need to cover a topic in some detail.

A textbook series provides you with a balanced, chronological presentation of information

WorkbooksWorkbooks are often used in schools for

younger students, either in middle school or elementary school. They are favored because students can work directly in their books, eliminating the need for looseleaf and copying questions from a textbook.

ADVANTAGES OF WORKBOOK

Workbooks also hold an advantage because they are usually smaller and lighter than textbooks, which equates to less trouble when the student brings the book home to complete their homework.

The term workbook is also used to describe other compilations of questions that require the reader to complete scratch-work when dealing with higher-level mathematics.

More recently, electronic workbooks have permitted interactive and customized learning. Such workbooks may be used on computers, laptops, and may be web-based.

DisadvantagesSome textbooks may fail to arouse student

interest. It is not unusual for students to reject textbooks simply because of what they are—compendiums of large masses of data for large masses of students. Students may find it difficult to understand the relevance of so much data to their personal lives

Weakness Student Difficulty Ways of Overcoming Problem

The textbook is designed as a the sole source of information.

Students only see one perspective on a concept or issue.

Provide students with lots of information sources such as trade books, CD-ROMS, websites, encyclopedias, etc.

Textbook is old or outdated. Information shared with students is not current or relevant.

Use textbook sparingly or supplement with other materials.

Textbook questions tend to be low level or fact-based.

Students assume that learning is simply a collection of facts and figures.

Ask higher-level questions and provide creative thinking and problem-solving activities.

Textbook doesn't take students' background knowledge into account.

Teacher does not tailor lessons to the specific attributes and interests of students.

Discover what students know about a topic prior to teaching. Design the lesson based on that knowledge.

Reading level of the textbook is too difficult.

Students cannot read or understand important concepts.

Use lots of supplemental materials such as library books, Internet, CD-ROMs, etc.

The textbook has all the answer to all the questions.

Students tend to see learning as an accumulation of correct answers.

Involve students in problem-solving activities, higher-level thinking questions, and extending activities.

Advantages and disadvantages

References:InternetBooks of education