Powerpoint versus Traditional Overheads. Which Is More Effective for Learning?

Autor/in	Ahmed, Christine
Titel	Powerpoint versus Traditional Overheads. Which Is More Effective for Learning?
Quelle	(1998), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Graphics; Higher Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Overhead Projectors; Preservice Teacher Education; Student Teachers; Teaching Methods; Transparencies; Visual Aids + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computergrafik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Transparenz; Anschauungsmaterial
Abstract	Researchers investigated whether there was a difference in learning when teachers used PowerPoint software. Study participants were 143 students in a teacher education program at a mid-sized midwestern university. Students ranged in age from 20-48 years and were primarily Caucasian. Class size ranged from 33-39 students each of the four semesters of the study. During the first two semesters, students were shown traditional overheads on elements of a comprehensive school drug education program. This lecture/discussion lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. Six questions on a mid-semester test were from this lecture. Researchers developed a PowerPoint presentation for this exact set of overheads, using a colorful template that would appeal to a teacher education audience, with graphics and images added to the text to increase the visual impact. Transitions were added. The lecture/discussion time was again 1 hour and 20 minutes. The PowerPoint presentation was used in the next two semesters instead of the traditional overheads. Researchers gathered test scores again at mid-semester using the same instrument and questions. Data analysis indicated that there was very little difference in test scores when comparing test scores following traditional overheads and PowerPoint presentations. The study suggests that technology is not a magic bullet, and what is most important in the classroom is a good teacher. (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC