Evaluating the Constructive or Destructive Role of PowerPoint in Accounting Education

• Main Authors: Muhammad Imran, Shumaila Sharif, Faryal Batool
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: CSRC Publishing 2015-12-01
• Series: Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies
• Online Access: http://publishing.globalcsrc.org/ojs/index.php/jafee/article/view/65

Objectives:With change in technology teaching methodology also changed and technology penetrates into the class rooms. The most commonly used computer aided teaching methodology in class rooms is PowerPoint presentation. It replaces the traditional method of teaching i.e. whiteboard and marker. This study measure the impact of PowerPoint presentation on student' performance. Methodology:We choose 282 students studying accounting courses in various universities of Multan, Pakistan. We used SPSS and Microsoft Excel to analyze the data. Result:We found that PowerPoint has negative impact on the student's performance. But on the other hand, students feel tiresome with traditional method of teaching. Students prefer to take quantitative courses via traditional method, and they prefer to take qualitative courses by PowerPoint presentation.