ABSTRACT: Departing from PowerPoint default mode: Applying Mayer’s multimedia principles for enhanced learning of parasitology
PURPOSE:
PowerPoint (PPT™) presentation has become an integral part of day-to-day teaching in medicine. Most often, PPT™ is used in its default mode which in fact, is known to cause boredom and ineffective learning. Research has shown improved short-term memory by applying multimedia principles for designing and delivering lectures. However, such