Use Of Powerpoint Presentation in Teaching and Learning Courses in Malaysia

Abstract

The great usage of multimedia technology in the classroom directly results in a paradigm change in the way people learn and teach it. There have been this shift in schools all across the globe. This paper aims to explore the several ways in which PowerPoint presentations are applied in the teaching and learning process within the framework of Malaysian higher education. Especially, focus on their different curricula. Visual aids like PowerPoint might help to assist the dissemination of structured knowledge, increased student involvement, and support of multimodal methods to teaching as well as other possible results. Among the several tools Microsoft provides is PowerPoint. The aim of this study is to derive conclusions on the ways in which the usage of this technology effects the capacity of students to retain knowledge, grasp complex concepts, and show active engagement in classroom discussions. It also looks at the opinions of teachers and students on the efficiency of the program as well as the restrictions it imposes on its users as a further topic of interest. Conversely, current research shows that, if used excessively or incorrectly, PowerPoint presentations might potentially hinder active learning. This is true even if PowerPoint presentations help to organise courses and simplify understanding of images. Actually, this is true regardless of whether PowerPoint presentations improve the visual clarity or course structure. The results of this study underline the need of instructional design, interactive material, and the capacity of teachers in order to maximise PowerPoint's possibilities. This study intends to clarify effective strategies that improve learner-centred education in the framework of Malaysian educational surroundings. This study has as its main aim to reach this point.