Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

A comparative study on power point presentation and traditional lecture method in material understandability, effectiveness and attitude

Daniel Sewasew
  • Daniel Sewasew
  • Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Gondar, Po Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Missaye Mengestie
  • Missaye Mengestie
  • Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Gondar, Po Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Gebeyehu Abate
  • Gebeyehu Abate
  • Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Gondar, Po Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 30 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 14 January 2015
  •  Published: 23 January 2015

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