I certainly agree with the point that claims should be supported by evidence. However, it seemed to me the article in question made more claims about the dangers and damaging effects of PP than it did about the advantages. Surely if PP is damaging the nascent imaginations of our students, we would want evidence about that as well. ********************************************** dennis l. byrnes psychology department/university of massachusetts at boston 100 morrissey blvd./boston, ma 02125-3393 Office:617-287-6380/ FAX:617-287-6336 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aubyn Fulton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 2:26 AM Subject: The Benefits of PowerPoint .> Aubyn writes... > > I don't have much of a burden to talk people out of or into the use of PP, > but I am eager to pin folks down who suggest that there is any measurable > learning or memory advantage to its use. The quote above is typical of those > who insinuate such an advantage, somewhat like a medieval theologian arguing > from analogy, without actually providing any evidence to support it. I have > not been able to find much in the way of direct support for a learning > advantage to PP presentation, and data I have collected in my own courses > (and a dissertation recently completed by a colleague) have failed to > support the hypothesis. > >........................................... > > If anyone knows of evidence supporting a learning or retention benefit for > PP, I would be very interested in getting the references. >
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