HOW TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIALS?

How to make a SIM or Strategic Intervention Materials? First, lets us define what is a SIM...
SIM or Strategic Intervention Material refers to teaching aid introduced into the teaching methods
to stimulate the activity of the students and thereby increasing their level of understanding.
Let us also define the word Intervention, operationally as it was used in my research study, it means
that the learning of the students is enhanced with the integration of the use of Strategic Intervention
Materials (SIM) together with the use of Science IV (Physics) textbook.
The following are the different Parts of the SIM called Cards:

1.Guide Card
2.Activity Card
3.Assessment Card
4.Enrichment Card
5.Reference Card
The description of each part/card is given below under the
Guide in Developing and Reviewing Strategic Intervention Materials (SIM):

Guide Card
1. Gives a preview of what students will learn.
2. Stimulates interest in the topic.
3. Presents the focus skills.
a. Mentions the learning competency (LC).
b. States at least 3 sub-tasks (activities).
c. Builds on prior learning/ prerequisite skills.
d. Mentions the concrete outcome or product students are
expected to demonstrate/ produce.
4. Cites briefly the activities.
5. Challenges the learner in performing the tasks.
Comments: __________________________

Activity Card
6. Translates the focus skills into at least 3 activities.
7. Provides activities that:
a. are organized based on the sequence of the focus skills (in the
Guide Card).
b. have clear directions.
c. provide examples to concretize the concepts, particularly those
drawn from real-life experience.
d. students can complete independently, in pairs, or in small
groups.
e. allow students to make discoveries and formulate ideas on their
own.
f. guides and challenges students thinking and learning.
g. uses local data and situations (e.g., interacting with people in the
community).
8. Provides transition statements that recognize students
accomplishments.
9. Provides questions that:
a. guide the development of concepts/focus skill.
b. elicit the message or meaning that astudent can take away from
an activity/ experience.
c. elicit an explanation, not one-word answers.
d. establish the relationship between the topic/lesson and what
students already know or are familiar to them.
e. develop the skills in the three domains.
Comments:__________________________________
Assessment Card
10. Provides exercises, drills or activities that allow students to:
a. assess their understanding of what they have learned and
correct errors when appropriate.

b. monitor their learning and use feedback about their progress.

11. Formulated in standard test formats to give students practice in
test-taking techniques.
12. Gives clear directions.
13. Provides an Answer Key (in a separate card)
Comments:____________________________
__________________________________
Enrichment Card
14. Provides activities that reinforce the content of the lesson
15. Provides opportunities for students to:
a. apply what they have learned to other subject areas or in new
contexts.
b. work independently or in groups to explore answers to their own
questions.
Comments:____________________________
__________________________________________________________
_________
Reference Card
16. Provides readings that relate content with students life
experiences
17. Provides a carefully researched list of resources that:
a. will reinforce concepts/ skills learned
b. provide additional content not found in the textbook
c. students may refer to for further reading.
Comments:____________________________
_____________________________________
[1] Psychological principles that create an impact on learning, from
How Children Learn by Estella Vosniadou, International Academy
of Education, International Bureau of Education.

Scale: Interpretation:
4.20 - 5.00 VE - Very Evident
3.41 - 4.19 E - Evident
2.61 - 3.40 ME - Moderately Evident
1.81 - 2.60 LE - Less Evident
1.00 1.80 LE - Least Evident
The above scale and interpretations were the ones used in my
research study, however the criteria were the Standard criteria
issued by the Department of Education (DepED),Bureau of
Secondary Education (BSE) in 2005.