"Learning Module as Instructional Materials"

 A module is a self-learning kit which usually consists of package of learning activities, usually papers that have to be accomplished by the students. Module is needed of the students because they can work at their own pace, assume responsibility for learning, to find that textbook are not only the source of learning and encourage the students to master the module. For the teacher module is very important because they have time to pay attention to individual learning problems, they can identify problems earlier, they are free to serve as resources persons to answer question and to help those who need help and it is better cooperation between teachers and students.

Since a module involves self-study the students need self-discipline to work toward mastering a module. Preparing a module is not an easy task. Teacher may also find it hard to change the traditional role they are familiar to.  The teacher also has to be on the alert most of the time since the students are encouraged to ask questions.

There are twelve (12) components of a module learning namely: title, target population, overview, objectives, instruction to the learners, entry behavior and prerequisites skills, pretest, pretest feedback and evaluations, learning activities, post-test feedback and evaluation. These components of a module must be found in module.