International Journal of Business and Social Science

ISSN 2219-1933 (Print), 2219-6021 (Online) DOI: 10.30845/ijbss

Does Outlining the Main Points with Questions Help Students Learn Principles of Economics: A Comparison between Two Teaching Methods
Chieh-Hsuan Wang, Chien-Ping Chung

Abstract
PowerPoint is a popular tool used in lectures since it can incorporate questioning strategy to enhance learning in the classroom. This paper compares teaching method, key phrase outline format, and question outline format, in terms of student preference and learning achievements obtained. In the key phrase format, the main points were listed with key phrases. Each point was followed by the explanation of the point. In the questioning format the main points were rewritten from key phrases in the original PowerPoint slides into questions. The experimental results showed that learning achievement was improved in the questioning format. However, student preference was the same for both formats. In addition, other findings and discussions are also reported.

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