ABSTRACT

Nowadays, the usage of PowerPoint as a teaching tool in class rooms has become more popular due to innovative teaching pedagogy. PowerPoint improves the clarity of presentations, helps to illustrate the message, and engages the students. PowerPoint can be used to project visuals, which would otherwise be difficult to bring to the classroom. The main objective of the study is to understand the awareness of students about the use of Power-Point as a teaching tool in classrooms and to study the participation factor of students while PowerPoint is used. In general, most of the teachers prefer the teaching method of using PowerPoint because it delivers the material easily and the facilities in the PowerPoint make students more focused. The use of images, animations, videos, and sounds will attract the attention of students and is a part of innovation in teaching. Majority of students feel that PowerPoint is an effective tool for teaching. The atmosphere of the classroom becomes interesting when the teacher teaches using PowerPoint. The students preferred PowerPoint over the traditional lecture style in the teaching–learning process because they think it helps them to grasp the content easily.