Which of the following are the underlying purposes of teaching aids?

1.To motivate students to learn

2.Teaching aids are helpful in meeting individual differences

3.Teaching aids make abstract ideas concrete

4.To make learning permanent

A1, 2 and 3

B2, 3 and 4

C1, 3 and 4

DAll of the above ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) All of the above

Explanation

All four are underlying purposes of teaching aids, so the answer covers statements 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Teaching aids motivate students by arousing interest and sustaining attention.

They help meet individual differences by offering varied sensory channels of learning.

They make abstract ideas concrete, serving the maxim from concrete to abstract.

They make learning more permanent by strengthening retention through several senses.

Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience shows how such varied aids deepen and retain learning.

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