Addressing students’ learning styles through skeletal PowerPoint slides: A case study
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Cara L Sidman, Assistant Professor, PED 101 Coordinator (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Abstract: During this generation of millennial learners, who are heavily stimulated by visual and
active involvement, there is a need to create innovative, pedagogical approaches that
effectively utilize technology and meet students’ needs. Therefore, the purpose of this
paper was to illustrate the process of specifically addressing students’ learning styles
through a case study approach. PowerPoint (PPT) and an online course management
system were utilized to make interactive skeletal (partial) slides available to students in
five required courses in coaching. Students’ learning styles, exam scores, and perceived
value of interactive skeletal PPT slides were assessed and then compared between
students who elected to use the PPT slides and those who did not. This preliminary
investigation revealed that the skeletal slides did not provide enough assistance to
significantly increase exam scores when all courses were combined. However, when
looking at each type of course separately, significantly higher exam scores were found
among the students who elected to use the PPT slides in the higherlevel
coaching
courses. Therefore, future research measuring the impact of this technology among
different levels and types of university courses is recommended.
Keywords: skeletal notes, partial notes, learning styles, technology, and note taking
Addressing students’ learning styles through skeletal PowerPoint slides: A case study
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Sidman, C. L., & Jones, D. (2007). Addressing students’ learning styles through skeletal PowerPoint slides: A case study. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 3(4), 448-459. Retrieved from http://jolt.merlot.org/documents/sidman.pdf. [© Authors, 2007. This work is copyrighted using a Creative Commons "Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike" license.]
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Coaching (Athletics)--Study and teaching, Computer-assisted instruction, Generation Y--Education (Higher), Psychology of Learning, Microsoft PowerPoint (Computer file), Note-taking
- Subjects
- Learning, Psychology of
- Note-taking
- Microsoft PowerPoint (Computer file)
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Generation Y--Education (Higher)
- Coaching (Athletics)--Study and teaching