Artefact 6 - Evaluation

In the previous artefact I began testing the effectiveness of the different forms and mediums used within teaching and education. For my final artefact I decided to produce a similar style PowerPoint presentation that did the following; teach the student about a selection of topic’s, question the student and then give feedback to them as they are answering the questions. They were then asked to answer some questions concerning the effectiveness of the different methods of learning delivered.

I used video, still imagery, written text, web links and extra links to slide’s containing hints to help aid the student in answering the questions. Also I attempted to produce a marking system within the PowerPoint slides but was unable to find or develop a macro that would support this function.

With all these different methods of learning combined with feedback given to the student as they answer questions I was able to use all aspects of my practical research to further attempt to answer the question at hand.

The test subjects all agreed during a group discussion that, combining not only the video and written methods but also using the other mentioned methods above, was beneficial to completing the task at hand. It was also said that the use of feedback during the session was really helpful. I produced slides so if the user was incorrect in answering the question, it would tell them so but also offering encouragement through giving the student another try at answering correctly or the option in some case’s for a hint.

I find that this final artefact has helped me tremendously in bringing all of my written, read and practical based research together. I believe now that I am fully able to produce and present my conclusions.