School project report: Why teaching aids are important in present life?

If you are the 70s or 80s born person, then you must remember the days when our teachers had to teach us any concept through diagrams. They had to raise the book up above their heads to teach us or draw the diagram on the blackboard for better clarification. Gone are those days and we are left with sweet memories only.

We are surrounded by various gadgets in the present era to make our life more comfortable. Gadgets have made our life easier and it's impossible to imagine our life without these 'tiny robots'. Likewise, teaching aids have also taken the level of teaching to a next level. They are necessary for effective learning and hence are inseparable from the lives of every teacher and student.

What is a teaching aid

Types of teaching aids

1. Audio/ Audible aids which use sense of hearing. It includes audible devices like individual headsets, any recording, classroom stereo system, etc.
2. Video/ Visual aids which use the sense of vision. Examples are book, map, chart, pictures, diagrams, flashcards, models, boards, etc.
3. Audio visual aids. These are the most beneficial tools as they use both senses of vision and hearing. These are multi-sensory gadgets and include videos, CD/ DVD, projection film strip, PowerPoint slides, etc.

Advantages and importance of modern teaching aids

• It makes teaching and learning interesting and comprehensible.
• It takes the imagination level of students deep into their concept.
• It helps in better understanding and clarification of the concept.
• Topics learned through teaching aids are retained in the pupils' minds for a long time as the concept is imprinted on their mind.
• It helps in creating a direct bond between the words they are reading and the object they are seeing.
• It discourages the practice of cramming among students due to a proper understanding of the concept.
• It also helps to remember the second language in a better way.
• It eliminates the dullness and boredom from the classroom and makes it livelier.
• It saves the time of teachers and students by helping them later to understand complex and difficult topics easily in a lesser time.
• Teaching aids have proved to be a blessing during the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest technology made education and online classes possible during this hard time.