Comments on: Cognitive Overload: Death by PowerPoint? http://www.psychblog.co.uk/cognitive-overload-death-by-powerpoint-80.html just another psychology blog? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:21:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Deb http://www.psychblog.co.uk/cognitive-overload-death-by-powerpoint-80.html#comment-189 Deb Wed, 02 May 2007 18:27:53 +0000 http://www.psychblog.co.uk/2007/05/02/cognitive-overload-death-by-powerpoint/#comment-189 That's an interesting study, and I totally agree - Powerpoint reiteration is a waste of time (I wonder if we had the same lecturers at uni?), although in training we were told that a slideshow is a great way to stop the students looking at you when you are trying to tell them something. The other useful point in that article is about providing students with problems that have already been solved, as this reduces cognitive load and increases the chances of them being able to solve similar problems in the future. I'm thinking that A2 evaluation issues could be taught really effectively this way. Using Powerpoint of course! That’s an interesting study, and I totally agree - Powerpoint reiteration is a waste of time (I wonder if we had the same lecturers at uni?), although in training we were told that a slideshow is a great way to stop the students looking at you when you are trying to tell them something.

The other useful point in that article is about providing students with problems that have already been solved, as this reduces cognitive load and increases the chances of them being able to solve similar problems in the future. I’m thinking that A2 evaluation issues could be taught really effectively this way.

Using Powerpoint of course!

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