June 23rd, 2009
Do PowerPoint animations Work?
Arstechnica is talking about a recent study with respect to the use of animations in comprehension. The results are surprising. I have suspected this for years but never really had anything to back it up. Animations in your PowerPoint do not help as much as just putting the information on the screen.
“students’ scores, which were a bit below 40 percent correct in the first administration of the quiz. But the animated presentation brought scores up to 71 percent, while the animation-free version got them to 82 percent.”
Before you start animating that PowerPoint think about how your audience will be able to comprehend it.
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