1. 1 SLIDE SHOW IN LEARNING PROCESS Inese Bula University of Latvia Rīga, 10-11 May, 2007

2. 2 What is it? Microsoft PowerPoint presentations Microsoft Word presentations another Microsoft presentations (Exel) PDF or PS file presentations another presentations with computer transparencies movie

3. 3 Questionnaire about the usage of slides In Department of Mathematics 16 respondents (lecturers) Do you use slides during the lectures? Do you use slides during the lectures? Yes 5 No 11 Yes 5 No 11 Is the usage of slides helpful presenting the lecture? Yes Is the usage of slides helpful presenting the lecture? Yes Is the usage of slides helpful for students to understand the lecture? Yes Is the usage of slides helpful for students to understand the lecture? Yes

4. 4 In Department of Computer Science 14 respondents (lecturers) Do you use slides during the lectures? Do you use slides during the lectures? Yes 11 No 3 Yes 11 No 3 Is the usage of slides helpful presenting the lecture? Yes Is the usage of slides helpful presenting the lecture? Yes Is the usage of slides helpful for students to understand the lecture? Yes 12 No 2 Is the usage of slides helpful for students to understand the lecture? Yes 12 No 2

5. 5 Goodness of use It is possible to more tell It is possible to more tell It is possible to clearer tell (visualizations, diagrams, graphs, chart, block schemes) It is possible to clearer tell (visualizations, diagrams, graphs, chart, block schemes) Structural peculiarities Structural peculiarities It is available printout It is available printout

6. 6 Badness of use It is cinema! It is cinema! Students can not write down Students can not write down Students can not coming to lectures Students can not coming to lectures Prof. J.Borzovs:”… cilvēkiem rokas kustības ir cieši saistītas ar domāšanu.” Prof. J.Borzovs:”… cilvēkiem rokas kustības ir cieši saistītas ar domāšanu.”Necessary Home works and exercises Home works and exercises

7. 7 Questionnaire about the lectures of Mathematical analysis I 85 respondents (1-st course students of computer science) Which lectures do you like best? Which lectures do you like best? a) with slides; b) without slides. a) with slides; b) without slides. 48 37 48 37 37 44% 48 56%

8. 8  In which case do you understand better the new topic of the lecture? the new topic of the lecture? a) with slides; b) without slides. a) with slides; b) without slides. 52 31 2 50%:50% 52 31 2 50%:50% 31 36% 52 62% 2 2%

9. 9  Which is the more efficient way how to use slides? a) slides should be handed in before the lecture; 54 b) slides should be handed in after the lecture; 6 c) slides should be available in general; 30 d) slides should not be available for students. 0

10. 10  Is there a need for exercises done „by hand” during the lectures with slides a) exercises are necessary; 84 84 b) exercises are not necessary 1

11. 11  Should the whole lecture material be presented with slides? a) yes; 24 b) no, only definitions and theorems should be on slides; 30 c) no, only illustrative material should be on slides; 23

12. 12 Suggestions:  The whole lecture material should be on webCT  More exercises needed  Without slides it is much easier to follow lectures on the blackboard  More practical works needed

13. 13 Mathematical analysis is not the subject you can learn from slides Mathematical analysis is not the subject you can learn from slides /Analīze nav priekšmets, kuru var mācīties no slaidiem/ /Analīze nav priekšmets, kuru var mācīties no slaidiem/ Better design is needed for slides Better design is needed for slides Without slides I do not have a feeling of safety and self-confidence Without slides I do not have a feeling of safety and self-confidence /Bez slaidiem man nav drošības un miera sajūtas/ /Bez slaidiem man nav drošības un miera sajūtas/

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