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a. The actor of searching problem and problem solving b. The active participant of doing research
c. The explorer of problem searching and problem solving d. The inventor of the problem solving.
It can be seen from the theory above that learners play an important role in teaching and learning process. The learners are considered as the doer during
learning process. They are actively inserting the knowledge, exploring the information and finding the problem solving.
5. Teaching Materials
a. The Definition of Teaching Materials
Teaching materials can also define as the sources of learning. According to Mulyasa 2006, the sources of learning means anything that can
give the students information, knowledge, experience and skills in teaching learning process.
Furthermore, learning resources can be defined as the information that is presented and stored in a variety of media and formats, which assists the
students learning as defined by provincial or local curricula. This includes but it is not limited to, materials in print, video, and software formats, as well as
combinations of these formats intended for use by teachers and students http:www.bced.gov.bc.cairpappskill asleares.htm January 28
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In short, teaching materials are anything used by the teachers in learning process arranged systematically in order to give the students information
during instructions covering to written materials and non-written materials.
b. The Kinds of Teaching Materials
According to Mulyasa 2006, there are some kinds of teaching materials. Those are:
1 Human being; it is the persons delivering the massage directly in
learning process. It can be the teachers, the counselors; the administrators who delivered the massage by design.
2 Instructional media; it can be anything contained of education
substance that assists learning process. Mostly, the teachers use printed materials such as book, which is licensed by central
government, handout, module, brochure, leaflet, wall-chart etc. Besides completing the materials by printed materials, the teachers
can use another instructional media by using the educational film, map, etc.
3 Environments; it is related to the setting for learning process
happened. It can be classroom, library, laboratories, museums, etc. 4
Tools and devices; it is the sources of learning for production or applying another tool for instance: camera for photograph, tape
recorder, LCD projectors, television, radio, etc.
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5 Activity; it is the source of learning that consists of the
combination of some teaching methods in learning process. It covers events or facts that happened.
c. The Role of Teaching Materials
