Research Report on Which is the best method to teach, either through power point or whiteboard?

Submitted By: Peetar Adhikari MBA Term III Roll No: 14

Submitted To: Moon Pradhan

Graduate School, Ace Institute of Management In Partial fulfillment of the research methodology course of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SINAMANGAL, KATHMANDU 2010

The course Instructor Research Methodology Ace Institute of Management

Respected Mam,

I am conducting the research on the topic Which is the best method to teach, either through power point or whiteboard as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration. I hereby submit a proposal for the same.

Hoping for your approval and support

Yours sincerely

Peetar Adhikari MBA Term III Ace Institute of Management Recommendation

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Submitted By: Peetar Adhikari MBA Term III Roll No: 14

Entitled Which is the best method to teach, either through power point or whiteboard? Has been prepared as approved by college

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I certify that I have read this document and in my opinion, it is satisfactory in scope and quality as a research project in partial fulfillment for the MBA course of Research Methodology held at the Ace Institute of Management, Pokhara University during 2010.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to each and every individual who has directly or indirectly assisted me in compiling this research work.

Firstly, I would like to thank Ms. Moon Pradhan, lecturer, Ace Institute of Management, Sinamangal, for guiding me throughout this study and whose academic expertise in this field provided us with the in depth insight and analytical skills necessary for this project and taking some time out of her hectic schedule to listen to me and providing me with valuable and constructive comments. I am also thankful to Pokhara University for providing such a problem.

My sincere thanks go to all the respondents who courageously spelled out their privacy, without whom this research would have been totally impossible.

At last my special thanks go to my family and friends for their coordination to succeed this thesis.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY..............................................................11

Chapter 2: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................14 The Disadvantages and Advantages of Using Whiteboards........................................19 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN................................................................................24 CHAPTER 4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY....................................................................27 CHAPTER 5: Analysis and Data interpretation...........................................................29 CHAPTER 6: DISCUSSION...........................................................................................42 Chapter 7: Conclusion and Recommendation............................................................43

LIST OF FIGURES

3.6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.................................................................................26 Chart 2......................................................31 Chart 3.......................................................32 Chart 4.............................................................34 Chart 5...............................................................35 Chart 6...................................................................................................................... 36

LIST OF TABLE

Table 1......................................................................................................................29 Table 2......................................................................................................................32 Table 3......................................................................................................................33 Table 4......................................................................................................................34 Table 5......................................................................................................................35 Table 6......................................................................................................................37 Table 7......................................................................................................................37 Table 8 ....................................................................................................................38 Table 9......................................................................................................................38 TABLE 10...................................................................................................................39

Executive Summary:

This report has been prepared under the subject research methodology and design, for the fulfillment of the requirement for the MBA degree. This research is a problem finding research. This research is conducted to find out the best medium to teach the students. The research is based on questionnaire distributed to people belonging to Ace Institute of Management. The study period taken for the research is 3 months. The report is based on the sample of 30 respondents.

This survey will be useful for the students as they will be able to express their satisfaction /dissatisfaction. This survey will be beneficial for the college as well, as it will be able to improve its students learning capacity. From the research I came to know that there is not any single best medium to teach. Media to be chosen depends upon whether the subjects are numerical or theoretical. I found that whiteboard is best when teacher are dealing with numerical subjects like account and finance and for theoretical subjects power point is good .

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY

1.1 Background of the report
This project was assigned by the Pokhara University as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration under the subject Business Research Methodology. The research topic carried out which is the best method of teaching that is either through the help of power point or whiteboard. The reason behind choosing this research topic is to find out whether student learning is affected by teaching method of PowerPoint and whiteboard. For that, I have conducted the research through structured questionnaire and one experiment with people inside Ace Institute of Management.

1.2 Rational
This survey will be beneficial for the college, since by this survey they will know to what extent the students learning at ace are being affected by the use of PowerPoint and whiteboard. They will get an understanding as to how students are facing the problem due to of bad selection of media by the teachers. The college will be able to see where the teachers are doing well, and also to determine where the teachers are lacking and needs improvement. This will further help the college to produce more talented students in the future. This survey will be useful for the students as well, as they will be able to express their satisfaction /dissatisfaction to the management as well as suggest ways for dealing with the problem in hand. This will be presented to Management of the college. Hence they can expect improvement for the days to come and a solution for the problem.

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1.3 Objective of the study

For the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MBA To find out the extent to which power point and whiteboard has been affecting the students learning capacity.

To find out the probable solutions to the existing problem. To provide aid for conducting further through research. To find out the students preferences.

1.4 Limitations
The sample population is very large but sample size taken is small. As the questionnaire consisted of very few Yes/No questions, not much of analysis part consists of tables, bars, and charts. Most of the respondents have filled the answer carelessely.They have given indifferent answers to the questions.

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1.5 Methodology
The questionnaire will be given to students of ace morning MBA personally by the investigator. The sample of 30 students will be chosen through simple random sampling design, where each of 30 individuals will have equal chance of being selected for the study. This will insure accuracy and precision of result. The questionnaire will be personally explained by the investigator to the sample on any topic they do not understand, so that no communication gap will be created. This would thus avoid misleading conclusion due to communication gap while collecting the information

1.6 Literature review

The report is on the best method of teaching at Ace institute of Management and basically being a primary research, not much secondary data will be collected. However insights are collected from internet on the related topics consists of:

www.google.com

From this site I found out the meaning to some important terms and incidents related to the research topic and gave me an idea about the current scenario.

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Chapter 2: INTRODUCTION
PowerPoint and Whiteboard PowerPoint is good ways to effectively get across short bullet points of information. They're good base points for a presentation to remind you of what you need to say. They look good visually; can be easily read if you have a big enough projector. If you used leaflets in a presentation you'd be wasting paper and ink, PowerPoint, although they use electricity are more of an environmentally friendly way of presenting things. Also, they're useful because you can add sound and videos to them which will captivate the viewers attention. Plus, they're quick to make and you have as much information on them as you want because you can add lots of slides. They're convenient and easy to transport because you can put them onto a memory stick and then onto your chosen computer. PowerPoint is a quick way to make your presentation. You can have your information in note form on the slides, so it is easier for viewers to read it out in full sentences. You can add pictures/animations/slide transitions to make it more interesting and keep the audience's attention. It can be attached to an email and sent to any other computer in the world (or to your teacher) It can be made to suit your audience by changing the slide background/font. PowerPoint and similar slide show presentation programs provide an effective approach to both student work and classroom instruction. Using PowerPoint and slide shows to teach offers benefits, as well. Technology surrounds students. Its advantages are; Interaction and Engagement PowerPoint and slide presentations hold student attention through the use of video, graphics and music. Because students today are so technologically advanced, tools that involve technology such as slide shows increase student involvement and interaction.

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Ability to Capitalize on Modern Media The Internet provides current events coverage and the latest information on an enormous number of topics. Slide show tools allow us to incorporate text, video, audio and photos from the Internet easily, allowing teacher to share the most recent information using media that engage students. Integration of Multiple Sources Using PowerPoint and slide shows, teacher can integrate multiple sources in classroom presentations. For example, teacher easily can incorporate photos of student work, video from a field trip, related content from news sources and the latest expert research into a single presentation. Availability of Instruction Rather than handing absentee students written notes of a lesson they missed, teacher can reply lesson or presentation using a slide show. Absent students receive the same instruction as those who are present, so they do not fall behind. Cooperation and Collaboration Teachers can share lessons and presentations simply using a file-sharing system or flash drive. Teachers can share the workload of creating presentations.

Microsoft's PowerPoint program, which is bundled with any MS Office suite, has emerged as one of the most dynamic presentation tools in today's Information Age. Today, PowerPoint presentations in many forms, styles and custom layouts are used by working professionals, academicians, students, medical practitioners, politicos and others to showcase material, information and data. Slide shows and complex presentations comprising of text, images,3-D graphics audio clips, sound effects and flashy animations are used creatively to enliven discussions, add value to lectures, make compelling speeches and enrich studies and reports. Its another advantages are:
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Flexibility and Customization Introduction of newer tools, custom templates and the ability to be used in many platforms makes PowerPoint a flexible and highly customizable tool. User ingenuity can be meshed with these flexibility and customization characteristics to present information and material to suit specific needs and audiences. Summarize Detailed Reports PowerPoint presentations capture the essence and summarize key points of highly detailed reports, surveys and studies on any subject or domain. Slides with statistical highlights and important facts are also used to present critical information. Educational Value PowerPoint presentations are used by professors and teachers to add value to their lectures and notes. Students use PowerPoint slides and presentations to enrich their assignments, projects and other coursework submissions. Sales Presentations Sales professionals regularly use compelling PowerPoint presentations comprising of data and informative content to inform, educate and enthuse different user audiences about products and services. Effective Visual Tool The visual imagery made possible by juggling various PowerPoint combinations, design templates and other tools is used by speakers to add value to speeches and presentations and engage audiences via projector screens during conferences, seminars and symposiums.

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Get better results faster with the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. Rich features and capabilities are presented in a streamlined, uncluttered workspace that minimizes distraction and enables people to achieve the results they want more quickly and easily. Create powerful, dynamic Smart Art diagrams. Easily create high-impact and dynamic workflow, relationship, or hierarchy diagrams from within Office PowerPoint 2007. We can even convert a bulleted list into a Smart Art diagram, or modify and update existing diagrams. Its easy for users to take advantage of rich formatting options with new contextual diagramming menus. Easily reuse content with Office PowerPoint 2007 Slide Libraries. Wish there was a better way to reuse content from one presentation to another? With PowerPoint Slide Libraries, you can store presentations as individual slides on a site supported by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and easily repurpose the content later within Office PowerPoint 2007. Not only does this cut down the time you spend creating presentations, but any slides you insert can remain synchronized with the server version, so your content is always up to date. Communicate with users across platforms and devices. Help ensure broad communication with your PowerPoint presentations by converting your files to XPS and PDF files for sharing with users on any platform.1 Use custom layouts to assemble presentations more quickly. In Office PowerPoint 2007, we can define and save your own custom slide layouts so you no longer have to waste valuable time cutting and pasting your layouts onto new slides or deleting content on a slide with your desired layout. With PowerPoint Slide Libraries, it is easy to share these custom slides with others so that your presentations have a consistent and professional look and feel.

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Uniformly format your presentations with Document Themes. Document Themes enable us to change the look and feel of your entire presentation with just one click. Changing the theme of your presentation not only changes the background color, but also the colors, styles, and fonts of the diagrams, tables, charts, shapes, and text within your presentation. By applying a theme, we can be confident that our entire presentation has a professional and consistent look and feel. Dramatically modify shapes, text, and graphics with new Smart Art graphics tools and effects. We can manipulate and work with your text, tables, charts, and other presentation elements in richer ways than ever before. Office PowerPoint 2007 makes these tools readily available through the streamlined user interface and contextual menus, so that in just a few clicks, your work can have greater impact. Add more security to your PowerPoint presentations. We can now add a digital signature to your PowerPoint presentations to help ensure their contents are not changed after they leave your hands, or you can mark a presentation as final to prevent inadvertent changes.

PowerPoint has emerged as one of the most popular tools of choice for giving presentations. Microsoft has developed this application with ease of use in mind; there are templates and tools right at your fingertips to help you construct the perfect accompaniment to your presentation. Granted most people turn to Microsoft products as a familiar friend, but there are many other reasons to integrate PowerPoint with your talk. There are many advantages and disadvantages to using PowerPoint. People love visuals because it helps them put an image to an idea. If you are standing in front of an audience describing your innovative thoughts, showing a picture or photo with the highlighted points helps get your point across and your listeners are likely to sit up and
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take notice. Long speeches tend to become boring and people tune out, but when utilizing a tool such as PowerPoint, you can effectively capture your audience's attention if done properly. In todays busy world people don't like to get caught up in detail and PowerPoint gives an effectual means to get your ideas across. Slides should be designed in such a way where they are catchy and provide key phrases which will keep listeners attuned and focused on bulleted and the most important points. PowerPoint provides a terrific way to make your presentation memorable if properly used as an enhancement to augment your ideas. The tools provided within the PowerPoint application are very user friendly and easy to follow step-by-step; even the novice user can sit down and effectively learn how to navigate this program with the helpful templates and tips offered within the program. The application provides you with a variety of layouts to choose from and it's easy to select what kinds of features you want to integrate into your slides which help you create an expert looking slideshow. Adding some pictures and graphical representations add charm and helps personalize your presentation. These are some terrific enhancements and benefits in applying PowerPoint to your discussion.

The Disadvantages and Advantages of Using Whiteboards This is commonly known as a white board marker partner to a whiteboard a white, even surface used for temporary markings that is specially designed for non-permanent marker. It starts from a chalk board and then later on it becomes White boards both functions are similar. At early eighties whiteboards become more popular than any other boards. Even its application become more suitable to some institutions, offices, meeting halls, places of education and other similar environments because of its credibility and usefulness. The whiteboard appeared just when the airborne particles from the chalks began to raise concerns in peoples minds. It was in those times computers were beginning to be introduced into classrooms and the airborne particles from chalks posed the threat of greatly damaging the chips of the computer. Moreover, chalks also render the surrounding air quality to be very poor, especially for the children. All these factors influenced the replacement of chalkboards with whiteboards on a large scale.

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The benefits of a whiteboards over chalkboards: 1. The most significant advantage of whiteboards over chalkboards is that the whiteboard markers do not generate dust like chalks. 2. The board is comparatively cleaner, and provides for a clearer presentation. 3. The availability of many colors of markers allows for an engaging visual presentation. 4. Whiteboards with non-reflective surfaces can also be used for LCD projection. 5. The marker is easier to hold and handle. 6. The markings are also not affected by external factors. Whiteboards have become a very popular way of communicating with people, especially in the workplace. There are many advantages to using one, especially when you compare them to chalkboards and paper. Here are five distinct advantages to using a whiteboard.
1. Less mess, less dust. Chalkboards are very popular in schools and they've even been used

in professional settings. However, chalk can be a very messy medium to work with because it produces a lot of dust. This dust has the tendency to get all over the place and it can be hazardous to people with breathing problems and/or allergies. Using a whiteboard eliminates the mess so they're great for use in which dust would cause problems.
2. Dry-erase makers are easy to use. In addition to being messy, chalk can be difficult for

some people to hold. You can't hold it like a pen and usually, smaller pieces are easier to write with because the longer ones break easily. A person who has arthritis may find chalk extremely difficult to grasp, as well as people with larger fingers. Dry-erase markers are much more comfortable to hold because you can hold them like you would a ballpoint pen. This can reduce fatigue and making writing on the board much easier.
3. You can use it as a bulletin board. A porcelain board has a magnetic surface, so it can be

used as a magnetic bulletin board. This allows you to pin up important documents, as well as any papers you may working from, such as class or meeting notes.
4. You can project on to it. Another advantage to using a whiteboard is that it can be used as

a projection screen for slide shows, PowerPoint presentations, overhead projections, and

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even movies. The white surface is perfect for projecting images on to, which means you won't need to purchase a screen for your presentations.
5. It will help you save paper. If you've been using an easel with a big pad of paper on it for

meetings and presentations, you're no doubt ending up with a bunch of paper that needs to be either thrown away or recycled. Using a whiteboard will eliminate the need for all that paper which is much better for the environment.

If there is an advantage of Whiteboards then there is only a set of disadvantages: 1. Pick the right markers to use on whiteboards. It has to be dry wipe type of markers since there are some that is not appropriate to use. 2. Boards with low quality can leave ghosting effects that can be bothersome for the future markings on the board. 3. Too much glossiness in the surface can be a problem to those who have poor visibility. 4. to those who have vision problems a white background can cause them difficulty in viewing the content. 5. Whiteboards are more costly than black boards. Although whiteboards have disadvantages, their advantages outshine all the downsides. Whiteboards are invariably employed in various places starting from small kitchens in homes to huge meeting halls of companies. They provide the utmost comfort, excellent visual presentation, and do not generate dust. The maintenance of whiteboards is also easy. Use only standard dry-erase markers on the whiteboard. Permanent markers should be avoided under any condition. After every use the board must be erased. If the board is used every day, it has to be cleaned at least 3 times a week. The markings must not be erased immediately, while still damp, as this may smudge and cause ghosting effect. The cleaner must be non-abrasive (glass cleaner).

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2.1 Background of the organization of study.

Ace Institute of Management is a contemporary, conscientious learning center where students at different levels prepare to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. It is affiliated to Pokhara University. It was established in 1999 A.D. Within the short period of ten years, it has been able to establish itself as one of the leading institutions in the country. It was the first institution to introduce Executive MBA program in 1999. Various programs offered by Ace are:

EMBA MBAe MBA BBA BBA-BI A level Ace Higher Secondary

2.2 Vision
Enhance the capacity of individuals and institutions in Nepal to contribute to the nation's development.

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2.3 Mission
Promote entrepreneurship and professionalism by assisting entrepreneurs and institutions in acquiring and managing resources effectively.Promote a learning environment where individuals can learn to be thoughtful and responsible managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

2.4 Values

Honesty in work Learning from mistakes Adherence to regulations Sincerity in relationships Respect for self and others Responsibility for one's actions Care for resources Questioning spirit.

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CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN

3.1 Research Topic

Which is the best method of teaching, whether teaching through power point or whiteboard?

3.2 Management Decision Problem

How to enhance the students learning capacity? Whether to use whiteboard or power point?

3.3 Research Question

What is the level of effect of using PowerPoint and whiteboard on students learning capacity? What might be the probable solutions to the existing problem?

3.4 Dependent variable

The dependent variable of the research topic:

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Student learning

3.5 Independent variable

From the above mentioned interview, following independent variables related to the research topic were derived: PowerPoint Handout Load shedding problems Faster medium Better understanding Graphic design and figure Time consuming Easier solving of numerical problems. Load shedding no problem

Whiteboard

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3.6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Students learning

3.7 HYPOTHESIS
There is significant relationship between Power point and handouts There is significant relationship between Power point and better understanding by the students. There is significant relationship between Power point and faster medium.
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There is significant relationship between Power point and Graphic design and figure. There is significant relationship between white board and time consumption. There is significant relationship between Power point and load shedding. There is significant relationship between white board and numerical easier. There is significant relationship between white board and load shedding.

CHAPTER 4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

4.1 Research Design
The research design adopted in this study is descriptive based on survey study, trying to find out the extent of the effect of PowerPoint and whiteboard on students learning and also looks to find out the potential solutions to the problem. It is based on questionnaire distributed to students studying in Ace Institute of Management, morning shift and experiment done by our instructor. The samples were chosen using simple random sampling design, ensuring accuracy and precision of result. The research is a problem identification research.

4.2 Study place

The study was conducted in the premise of Ace institute of Management.

4.3 Study population

The study population covers the students of second term and third term of Ace Institute of Management studying in Morning Shift MBA.

4.4 Study period

The study period taken for this research is approximately 4 months. It requires 4 month for the proper study and analysis of the research.

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4.5 Sample size

The study sample taken for this research is 30 respondents all students of Ace Institute of Management. The samples were chosen using simple random sampling design, where each of 30 individuals had equal chance of being selected. This has insured accuracy and precision of result.

4.6 Data collection

This survey is more on the primary data collected through questionnaires distributed to the sample as well as secondary data collected through websites.

4.7 Data Analysis

Once the data was collected, the information was coded and got fitted on the SPSS program to determine the effectiveness of the media. By using various tools of SPSS (One sample t test, frequency tests etc) the calculated values, tables, graphs were derived. On the basis of these analyses has been drawn.

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CHAPTER 5: Analysis and Data interpretation

Frequency Table Table 1 What media does your teacher use while teaching? Frequenc y Valid PowerPoi nt whiteboar d both Total 8 3 19 30 Percent 26.7 10.0 63.3 100.0 Valid Percent 26.7 10.0 63.3 100.0 Cumulative Percent 26.7 36.7 100.0

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what media does your teacher use while teaching?

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Frequency

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0 powerpoint whiteboard both

what media does your teacher use while teaching? Chart 1

Interpretation 63.3% of the respondents tell that teacher uses both while teaching. Out of 30 students, 19 say both. From this data we can see that, very few uses whiteboard solely. Number of teachers who only uses power point is also less than it seems to be. As compare to number of teacher using whiteboard, number of teacher using power point is large enough.

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do you understand when the teacher delivers mathematical problems through powerpoint?
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Frequency

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0 yes no 3.00

do you understand when the teacher delivers mathematical problems through powerpoint?

Chart 2

Interpretation: Majority of the respondents do not understand mathematical problems when teacher uses PowerPoint. Very few students understand when the numerical problems are easier. In case of complex problem they do not understand too.

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Table 2 Do you think the popularity of whiteboard is decreasing? Frequency 8 6 16 30 Percent 26.7 20.0 53.3 100.0 Valid Cumulative Percent Percent 26.7 26.7 20.0 46.7 53.3 100.0 100.0

Valid yes no cannot say Total

do you think the popularity of whiteboard is decreasing?

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Frequency

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0 yes no can not say

do you think the popularity of whiteboard is decreasing?

Chart 3

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Interpretation: More than 50% of the respondents are indifferent about the decreasing popularity of the whiteboard. From this data we can conclude that popularity of whiteboard is not decreasing. Respondents have mentioned that whiteboard is necessary for statistical subjects. They further said that its importance will not decrease in future also. Table 3 Do you understand better when the teacher teaches through whiteboard? Frequenc y Valid yes 20 no 3 may ne 7 Total 30 Percent 66.7 10.0 23.3 100.0 Valid Cumulative Percent Percent 66.7 66.7 10.0 76.7 23.3 100.0 100.0

do you understand better when the teacher teaches through whiteboard?

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Frequency

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0 yes no may ne

do you understand better when the teacher teaches through whiteboard?

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Chart 4

Interpretation: Yes many of the respondents understand when teacher teaches through whiteboard. 90% understand when the teacher teaches through whiteboard.

Table 4 Do you prefer whiteboard? Frequenc y 4 11 14 1 30 Percent 13.3 36.7 46.7 3.3 100.0 Valid Cumulative Percent Percent 13.3 13.3 36.7 50.0 46.7 96.7 3.3 100.0 100.0

Valid poor average good excellen t Total

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do you prefer whiteboard?

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Frequency

0 poor average good excellent

do you prefer whiteboard?

Chart 5

Interpretation: 46.7% of the respondents think whiteboard is good. 13.3% considers it as poor and only 3.3% considers it as excellent.36.7% thinks it as average. So in conclusion we can say that students like whiteboard. The main reason behind they like whiteboard is that teacher can write anything to make things understand better to the students and it is very easy to understand mathematical problem because teacher can extends the necessary steps when students do not understand.

Table 5 Do you prefer PowerPoint? Frequenc y 12 13 5 30 Percent 40.0 43.3 16.7 100.0 Valid Cumulative Percent Percent 40.0 40.0 43.3 83.3 16.7 100.0 100.0

Valid average good excellen t Total

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do you prefer pow erpoint?

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Frequency

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d o y ou p refe r p o w erpo in t?

Chart 6

Interpretation: 43.3% of the respondents think it as good, 40% think it as average and16.7% considers it as an excellent media. Overall we can say that students also prefer power point. Basically students love to read theoretical subjects through slides because slides increases interest of the students as teachers can add various graphs, arts, etc.

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Table 6 One-Sample Statistics Std. Deviation .77013 Std. Error Mean .14061

N Do you prefer whiteboard? Interpretation: 30

Mean 3.4000

Here mean is greater than 3 therefore there is positive relationship between student learning and whiteboard. Hence students learn more if teacher uses whiteboard. Whiteboard is the effective medium of teaching.

Table 7 One-Sample Test Test Value = 3 Mean Differenc e .40000 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower .1124 Upper .6876

t do you prefer whiteboard? Interpretation: 2.845

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Sig. (2tailed) .008

H0= students do not prefer whiteboard. H1= students prefer whiteboard. Level of significance= 5%

Cal t=2.845 Tab t=1.699

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Here Table T value is smaller than Calculated T value. Hence we reject H0 .Therefore students prefer whiteboard.

Table 8 One-Sample Statistics Std. Deviation .72793 Std. Error Mean .13290

N Do you prefer PowerPoint? 30

Mean 3.7667

Here again the mean is greater than 3 therefore majority of the students prefer power point.

Table 9 One-Sample Test Test Value = 3 Mean Differenc e .76667 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower .4949 Upper 1.0385

t Do you prefer PowerPoint? 5.769

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Sig. (2tailed) .000

H0= students do not prefer PowerPoint.

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H1= students prefer power point Level of significance=5%

Cal t=5.769 Tab t =1.669 Here Calculated T is greater than is Table T, therefore we reject H0 that is students prefer power point.

TABLE 10
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S. No. 8 5 20 25 1 16 10 6 4 3 12 26 28 13 19 22 29 30 15 2 17 7 27 9 14 21 11 23 18 24

Name

Quiz1 (3) 2.75 2.5 2.25 2.25 2.25 1.5 2.25 2.25 2.5 2.5 2.25 2 2.5 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.5 2.25 2.25 2.5 1.5 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.5 2.25 1.75 2.25 2.25 2.25

Kriti Thapa Deepa Yogi Reetu Joshi Shilpa Dhakal Anuradha K.C Pushpa Poudel Malina Joshi Diksha Shrestha Avash Koirala Astha Karki Nikesh Makaju Shrestha Shristi Acharya Sunita Bista Noopur Adhikari Reagan Bhandari Sabin Ghimire Sweata Piya Yashmin Dongol Pramee Adhikari Ashish Vaidya Rajiv Sharma Kripa Adhikary Sulav Nepal Mahesh Tiwari Peetar Adhikari Romi Bhatta Mreedu Gyawali Sajina Sharma Rakshya Shrestha Sampurna K.C

Quiz2 Assgnmnt (7) 1 (7) 6 6 6 5 4.75 5 5.5 6 5.25 6 5.75 4 7 5 4.75 6 4.5 5.5 5.75 6 5.75 4 3.5 5.25 5.25 6 5.75 4 5.75 5.25 5.25 4.25 3.75 5.25 0 3.25 4.5 0 4 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 7 6 4

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Mid Term Quiz 3 Total (25%) (10) (42) 21.25 9.5 45.5 21.25 9.5 44.25 22.5 9.5 44 21.75 8.5 44 20 10 43.5 22.75 9 43 18.75 9.8 42.8 20.25 9.5 42.75 18.5 16.5 19.5 8.5 9.5 8.5 41 40 40 39.75 39.55 39.25 39.25 39 39 39 38.75 38.5 38 37.75 37.75 36.75 35.5 35.5 34.5 34.5 34.25 34

22.2 9.5 5 17.5 9.8 17.5 9.5 20 17.5 17.75 16.25 16.25 17 16.75 16.25 17.75 16.25 16.25 15 18.25 15 15 16.25 8.5 9 9.5 9.5 9.5 10 9 10 8.5 9 10 9 9.5 10 8.5 9.5

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Interpretation:

Quiz one and two had been taken after being taught through powerpoint while quiz 3 had taken after being taught through whiteboard. There was no significant changes found in the results of students after being taught through both the forms of teaching. So we can come to the conclusion that both methods of teaching are eualyy powerful and significant.

Findings from open ended questions The other factors that have been found from the questionnaire are: 1. Visuals make the learning more interesting. 2. PowerPoint is time effective. Teacher can spend remaining time for important analysis. 3. Most of the respondents prefer to use whiteboard when studying numerical subjects. 4. They consider whiteboard as source of spoiling time because teacher has to write everything. 5. Many of the respondents consider PowerPoint as standard medium because it saves time and contents of PowerPoint are portable.
6. Some student do not think PowerPoint is a standard medium of teaching as it is not

applicable for all course.

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7. Main advantage of whiteboard is that student should have to give utmost attention. This is because content couldnt portable and when student miss to listen they could not understand the remaining portion. 8. A main drawback of whiteboard is that some teachers handwriting is very complex to understand.
9. Some did not like whiteboard since it does not have visuals and due to of its

manuallness.

CHAPTER 6: DISCUSSION
The research was conducted to find out student learning capacity. For this I have chosen two independent variables that are PowerPoint and whiteboard. Beforehand I had assumed that power point was the best medium to deliver the courses. The assumption that we had came wrong after having completed the research. Many of the students still prefer whiteboard. Whiteboard has its own importance. From the research it is evident that PowerPoint is better medium while teaching theoretical subjects and whiteboard is better while teachers are giving lectures on mathematical subjects like account, finance. Form the study we found out that the number of teacher using whiteboard is greater than the number of teacher using power point. From this survey we can conclude that popularity of whiteboard is not decreasing. The main reason behind the students preference of whiteboard is the fact that teachers can write anything to make things understand better and it is very easy to understand mathematical problem this way. On the contrary there are those who prefer learning form Power point. It has been found that learning through visuals makes learning more interesting while at the same time teachers can spend the remaining time for important analysis and explanation of the topic and contents of PowerPoint are portable. Another reason for students preference of learning from Power point is due to the fact that sometimes the teachers handwriting is very complex to understand thus hampering the students learning. It is also beneficial for the students in the sense that rather than handing absentee students written notes of a lesson they missed, teacher can reply lesson or presentation using a slide show. Absent students receive the same instruction as those who are present, so they do not
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fall behind. PowerPoint presentations capture the essence and summarize key points of highly detailed reports, surveys and studies on any subject or domain. Slides with statistical highlights and important facts are also used to present critical information. Slide show tools allow us to incorporate text, video, audio and photos from the Internet easily, allowing teacher to share the most recent information using media that engage students. So all in all we can say that both white board and power point are effective tools of teaching in itself. Both of them have their advantages and disadvantages.

Chapter 7: Conclusion and Recommendation

From the finding and interpretations we can conclude that students prefer both white board and power point as effective tools of teaching. From the research we found out that PowerPoint is a better medium while teaching theoretical subjects while whiteboard effective while teachers are giving lectures on mathematical subjects. There are pros and cons of both these methods of teaching. What might be good for one may not be good for the other. Learning through visuals makes learning more interesting. On the contrary while teaching through whiteboards teachers can write the necessary steps to make things understand better and it is very easy to understand mathematical problem this way. My one and only recommendation for the management is that Faculties should requested to use necessary medium as demand by the subjects and students. .

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REFERENCE/ BIBLOGRAPHY Cooper, Donald R. / Schindler, Pamela S. (2006), Business Research Methods. India: Tata McGraw- Hill

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APPENDIX

A Survey Questionnaire Research problem: Which is the best method to teach the student, either through whiteboard or power point? - Peetar Adhikari I am student of Ace Institute of management conducting research on Effects of teaching method on students at Ace. for academic purpose and the information provided by you will be valuable for conducting this research. A. Perception of the Respondents What media does your teacher use while teaching? Power Point Whiteboard both What does your teacher uses while teaching numerical subjects like account and finance? PowerPoint whiteboard
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D Do you understand when the teacher delivers mathematical problems through power point? Y Yes No

How much time do your teachers save if they use slides? Less than 5 minute 10 minutes other (please specify). Do you think the popularity of whiteboard is decreasing? yes No can not say Do you understand better when the teacher uses PowerPoint presentation? yes No Maybe

Do you understand better when the teacher teaches through whiteboard? yes No Maybe

B. Instruction: Please encircle the number that best describes your preference, and that every data you will provide will be treated with utmost confidentiality. 5 Excellent 4 Good Do you prefer Whiteboard? 1 Do you prefer power point? 1 3 Average 2 2 3 2 Poor 3 4 5 1 Very Poor 4 5

C. Open end question How do you think that adding of graphics and pictures can increases students learn better?

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 In your opinion, how numerical subjects should be delivered? .. Why do you think popularity of PowerPoint is increasing in ACE and other colleges? .

Why do you think PowerPoint is standard medium of teaching? .. What are the drawbacks of using whiteboard?

Thank you for your valuable time Your information will be significant for research.

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