ERIC Number: EJ1136915
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jan
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1931-4744
EISSN: N/A
PowerPoint Presentation Handouts and College Student Learning Outcomes
Noppe, Illene C.; Achterberg, Jeanie; Duquaine, Lori; Huebbe, Margaret; Williams, Carol
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v1 n1 Article 9 Jan 2007
This investigation sought to determine if supplementing lectures using Microsoft PowerPoint slides with handouts of the slides enhanced test-taking performance in an undergraduate Human Development course. In the first study, one section of the course (N = 50) was given handouts for one exam and a final; the other (N = 50) received handouts only for the final. No significant differences in test performance occurred across sections. The second study, conducted the following semester for two sections of the same course, assessed whether the receipt of PowerPoint handouts was moderated by learning styles. Learning styles were not predictive of improved test performance as a function of receipt of handouts. These results question the efficacy of presentation software handouts for student learning outcomes.
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Computer Software, Teaching Methods, Supplementary Reading Materials, Test Wiseness, Undergraduate Students, Notetaking, Cognitive Style, Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Treatment, Instructional Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis, Scores, Content Analysis, Surveys
Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A