Effectiveness of PowerPoint Presentation in

Motivating the Learners

By:
Raphy M. Godon

La Mennais Aspirant

Subject; English 102

Year:

Effectiveness of PowerPoint
presentation in
Motivating the Learners

PowerPoint presentation is the best

instructional

material in motivating the students.

I. Reasons why teacher need to motivate their students

A.Make students active participants in learning
B.Satisfy student’s needs

II. Types of motivation

A.Intrinsic
B.Extrinsic

III. Factors affecting the motivation

A.Teachers
B.Environment
C.Parents
 IV. Ways of motivating the students
A.Cooperative learning
B.Discussion and Lecture
C.Visual and computer-based
1. TV, movie, film
2. Powerpoint presentation
a.Uses of Powerpoint in the classroom
(1.)Virtual learning lecture
(2.) Powerful tool for disseminating
information to the students
b.Advantages of PowerPoint presentation
to the students
(1.) Easy to integrate with classroom
discussion
(2.) Good for large and small groups
of students
(3.) Best in developing student’s
motivation
to learn

Effectiveness of PowerPoint presentation in

Motivating the Learners

Through the years, knowledge widens and deepens as

students continue to build a links between new

information and experiences and their existing knowledge.

They attain knowledge as they continue to mingle and

interact with their environment.

 However, learning is attainable when the learners

and teachers are working together. In addition, learning

becomes meaningful when teacher uses a motivating tool

computer in gaining the attention of the learners. In

today’s technology age, computer transforms the world of

teaching –learning into a dynamic world of creativity and

reality as it enters the field of Education. Computers

allow the students to learn at their own pace, motivate

learning through a challenging virtual learning

environment, and assist students through information

during the learning process. A Computer can do billions

of actions per second. Each program can contribute

knowledge and information for it is accessible and easy

to use.

Each program has its capability to employ, and is useful.

One of it is MS PowerPoint which is used by the teachers

as a motivation and instructional tool in learning.

Through the help PowerPoint presentation as an

instructional material, the student’s learning is easier,

fruitful and effective.

Reasons Why Teachers Need to Motivate Students

Why do teachers want students to be motivated? It is

because of the supposition of a learning process.

Students have to have some abilities to be motivated.

Here are some factors of motivation in which the teacher

need to motivate the students (Lucas, 1990). First,

making students active participants in learning. Active

learning is simply that- having students engage in some

activity that forces them and comment on the information

presented. It is one of the keys to motivation is that

active involvement of students in their own learning.

Students learn by doing, making, writing, designing,

creating and solving, that passivity dampens student’s

motivation and curiosity (Lucas, 1990).

Second, satisfying the needs of students. Attending

to the needs of satisfaction is primary method of keeping

students interested and happy. Students basic needs have

been identified as survival, love, fun, and freedom. Some

of the student’s needs that may bring to the classroom

are the need to learn something in order to complete

particular task or activity, the need to seek new

experiences, the need to perfect skills, the need to

overcome challenges and the need to interact with other

people. Satisfying such needs in rewarding in itself and

such rewards sustain leaning more effectively (McMillan,

1991).

Factors Affecting Motivation

There are factors influencing motivation outside and

inside the school environment. Here are some major

influences on an individual’s motivation to learn:

classroom environment, teacher, and family. Each of these

has their own role in affecting student’s motivation to

learn (Garret, 1995, p.48).

In school, teachers can have a significant impact on

student’s motivation to learn. Hootstein (1998) has

developed a model which outlines for key conditions that

will increase student’s motivation to learn. Call the

RICE model; it includes relevant subject matter,

Interesting instruction, satisfied learner, and

expectations of Success. Relevant subject matter relates

content to the student’s needs, concerns, interest, and

experiences. Interesting instruction is stimulation and

piques students’ curiosity. Satisfied learners have been

made to fell good about their accomplishment, trough

reinforcement provided by the teacher for success.

Expectation help students believe they will succeed and

accomplished by the teacher helping students expect

success (Woldkowski and Jaynes, 1990).

A teacher’s influence on motivation to learn also

depends on attitudes and traits that individual students

carry into the classroom. There point at which the

teacher alone cannot overcome the negative effects of

hostile behavior and self defeating (Woldkowski and

Jaynes, 1990).

Another area in which has significant influence on

student’s motivation is the family. The parents are a

child’s first and most influential teachers at home.

Parent shape the way in which child approaches the world,

and their perceived value of learning

(http://csmstu01.csm.edu/st03/dwagner,April 30, 2009). In

the same way Pape (1999) states that "parents who are

involved in their child’s academic life have a profound

effect on the child’s ability to learn and help instill

in them an appreciation for learning that can last a

lifetime" (p. 48).

Types of Motivation

In every classroom there are groups of students-the

highly motivated and poorly motivated students.

Motivation is an inner drive that causes the

students to do something and persevere at something.

Motivation (Corpuz, and Salandanan.2007) describes as an

inner urge that moves a person. It energizes, directs and

sustains behavior that ultimately leads to higher

achievement to classroom.

Students’ motivation is shown in his/her choice of

action, intensity and persistence of effort. A highly

motivated learner accomplishes and performs well in

contrast to unmotivated or poorly motivated one who seems

not to have any desire to accomplish things or perform

well. (Corpuz, & Lucas, 2007)

Motivation (Corpuz, Lucas, 2007) classifies either

intrinsic or extrinsic. It is intrinsic when the

motivation comes from within the person himself /herself

or the activity itself. For example, students may engage

in a learning activity or because they are convinced what

they learn is important or is the thing to do. S/he takes

initiative to undertake learning tasks, assignments and

projects without being pushed by his/her teachers and

parents. (Corpuz, & Lucas, 2007)

Intrinsic motivation is also called internal

motivation. It is greatly influence by the innate values

and attitudes possessed by the students. The inner sense

of trustworthiness and responsibility is easily exhibited

and observed by the teachers. A student with a curious

and inquiring nature is instantly motivated when facing

an instructional material.

(Corpuz, & Lucas, 2007)

 Motivation is an Extrinsic when that which motivates

a person is someone or something outside him/her.

(Corpuz, & Lucas, 2007). Extrinsic motivation is also

called external motivation. It originates from students’

learning environment or from factors external to the

students and unrelated to the task at hand. It takes the

form of rewards, incentives or recognitions. Examples are

a trophy for a first placer in a contest, a trip to

Disneyland for a year-end grade, a certificate for being

well-behaved and a medal for winning in a debate. The

extrinsically motivated students have to be enticed by an

external reward or prodded by a teacher to learn.

(Corpuz,& Salandanan.2007)

Ways of Motivating the Students

Teachers know that students learn in different ways:

Some students are motivated and others are not. In this

case, he must know how to deal in each one of the

students. The teacher must find way or use strategies

which can promote learning into a meaningful one by

motivating them. (Corpuz & Salandanan, 2007)

Collaborative learning is an approach which makes

use of classroom organization where students work in a

groups or teams to help each other learn. (Corpuz &

Salandanan, 2007) It enhances personal and social

development among the students of all ages, while

enhancing self-esteem and improving social relation

between racially and culturally different students.

(Lucido, 2007)

Discussion and Lecture are the traditional way of

facilitating learning to the students. It provides a way

to communicate a large amount of information to many

listeners maximizes teachers control and is non-

threatening to the students. It is effective only in

achieving instructional goals. However, it minimizes

feedback from the students, assumes an realistic level of

student understanding and comprehension, and often

disengages students from the learning process causing

information to be quickly forgotten.(Cashin, 1990)

 “A picture is worth ten thousand words” It means

that visual materials are powerful aids in retention as

well as understanding. (Corpus and Salandanan, 2007) In

addition, Effective teacher best interact with students

in innovative learning activities, while integrating

technology to the teaching-learning process. (Lucido,

2007) Integrating Technology such as computers, can

present a tutorial process by which the learner is

presented key concepts and the rules of learning in a

direct manner for receptive learning.

(Lucido, 2007)

Students like to see or watch a series of images that

are projected onto a screen to create the illusion of

motion. These are movies, films, or the cinema—which are

one of the most popular forms of entertainment, enabling

students to immerse themselves in an imaginary world for

a short period of time. But movies can also teach people

about history, science, human behavior, and many other

subjects. Some films combine entertainment with

instruction, to make the learning process more enjoyable.

(Lucido, 2007) In fact, many students believe that

the slide shows are one of the biggest positives of the

course. Microsoft PowerPoint is easy to use and learn,

providing Wizards to guide you through the creation

process. (Lucido, 2007)

Virtual learning lecture describe those environment

that use digal and electronic technology in order to

facilitate learning and teaching. This may include power

point presentation, the piece of software probably most

loved and reviled equal measure most of the computer-

users. The unique feature of PowerPoint is the ability to

closely integrate text and images that may use in lecture

and discussion. Using of this PowerPoint in the classroom

can make the lectures more fun, which in making them more

memorable. ( Lucido, 2007)

Powerpoint in one of the most powerful tools in

disseminating information to the students. Learn

everything from the basics to the more advanced features

that make Powerpoint a great tool for students learning.

(Lepper & Hodell, 1989)

 Loved it or not, Powerpoint is widely accepted and

used especially in school. Powerpoint has some very

attractive features in learning. It looks professional

and allows the user to easily incorporate multimedia into

a presentation. It is also very easy to use and permits

even a novice user to create colorful and easy-to-read

slides by the students. It allows students to become

active participants in the learning process inside the

classroom discussion. (Lepper & Hodell, 1989)

Using Powerpoint in the classroom can be an

affective way to help students to learn the lessons.

Whether a large or small number of students learn best

visually, it can be a good way to reach the visual

learners in the classroom. Using Powerpoint in the

classroom also make the lectures more fun, which result

in making the leanings more memorable. (Lepper & Hodell,

1989)

Powerpoint presentation was great for student’s

motivation. While most educators recognize the benefits

of using Powerpoint to present information to students,

usually as visual accompaniment to le4ctures and note

taking. Powerpoint also used to create interactive and

dynamics activities for students and provide

opportunities to model behavioral and cognitive learning.

Computer-generated slide presentations can enhance the

effectiveness of classroom lectures. Teachers can

emphasize main points and key announcements, and can

enhance the presentation with graphics. The presentations

become more organized and flexible, and are easily

updated or rearranged. From a student's perspective,

class material is far more legible and interesting than

hastily-scribbled notes on an overhead or chalkboard.

Slide presentations are a highly effective method of

enhancing classroom presentations and aiding student

productivity in laboratory settings. Student response has

been overwhelmingly positive; they believe electronic

presentations help clarify, visualize, emphasize,

organize, and summarize information. (Lepper &

Hodell,1989)
 To sum up, learning is effective and efficient, when

the learner is motivated, and all the factors around him

is working together to promote a conducive learning

environment. Moreover, it is the teacher who plays a

major role in every learning environment. Teacher must

focus on helping students to develop their higher order

(metacognition) strategies which can enhance student

learning and personal responsibility for learning. Using

an instructional tool that acquires different senses,

such as Powerpoint presentation. Powerpoint presentation

is highly effective method of enhancing classroom

presentations and aiding student productivity, and most

of all motivating the students to learn meaningfully.

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INTERNET

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Involvement,
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