Before I started Academic study, I have not used the Power Point software. I think the Power Point is a great invention. Now it is widely used at school or workplace.
It is not only present slides that is designed with colour and pictures, but also makes sounds, movements, record sound, play music. The point of using Power Point is that makes message clear to understand, also enjoyable.
The effect is link to Cognitivism, which is one of the learning theory. The capacity of working memory for auditory information will expand when it is used with visual information (Sweller,1988). In other word, sound with visual information stay longer in our brain rather than just showing letters on a white board.
I will use Power Point in my class because most of us are visual learners (Felder & Soloman, n.d).
Regards,
Shiho
Reference
Felder, R.M, and Soloman, B.A. (n.d.). Learning style and strategies. Retrieved on July 27, 2009, from, http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm
Sweller, J. (2009). Cognitive load theory. Retrieved on August 17, 2009, from, http://tip.psychology.org/sweller.html
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