Insights of Grade Six Learners on PowerPoint Presentation in Learning Environmental Education

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The use of PowerPoint Presentation as a medium in teaching simply reveals how the transiting era affects the methods of disseminating knowledge among students. With the inclusion of DO 52, S. 2011 -"Strengthening Environmental Education in Public and Private Schools," the use of PowerPoint Presentation in discussing environmental education is always evident; given that, utilization of various instructional materials such as books, visual aids and etc. are encouraged. However, the often overlooking of its effects is observable; thus, the use of PowerPoint presentation in a classroom can negatively or positively impact the students without the knowing of the teacher. It is in this light, that the purpose of this research is to determine the insights of grade 6 learners with regards of the effects of PowerPoint presentation in learning environmental education.

METHODS

This qualitative research used phenomenological method to gather the insights of grade 6 learners that learns through the use of PowerPoint presentation and to discover its advantage and disadvantages to the students. A purposive sampling strategy has been utilized in selecting the forty-five students who have undergone an interview and answered semi-structured questions. The various interviews were held in an undisturbed place for the respondents to focus more and arrive to the answers that they really tend to tell.

RESULTS

PowerPoint Presentation is used as a medium in teaching which definitely has visible advantages. Despite of it, the tool also holds a few disadvantages that are based on the results of the interview. In conclusion, the use of PowerPoint Presentation is very beneficial when it shows diagrams, pictures, and videos that conventional ways of teaching cannot offer. It helps learners in terms of effective communication amongst students and teachers. However, the shortcomings in using PowerPoint Presentation are pointed out as having inevitable technical difficulties that affect the lesson and the distracting designs and graphics that affect the learners’ learning.

DISCUSSIONS

The outcome proved that PowerPoint Presentations have really been effective in terms of teaching and learning. It has been helpful to the youth to have such great technology that they can use today for educational purposes. Having this technology inside a classroom, which is meant to be a place where you'll learn things, will earn an edge in the race throughout our globalization.