Common Use of PowerPoint versus the Assertion–Evidence Structure:

Author： Garner Joanna K.   Alley Michael   Gaudelli Allen F.   Zappe Sarah E.  

Publisher： Society for Technical Communication

ISSN： 0049-3155

Source： Technical Communication, Vol.56, Iss.4, 2009-11, pp. : 331-345

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Abstract

SummaryFinds that the common practice of PowerPoint is heavily influenced by PowerPoint’s defaultsFinds that the common practice of PowerPoint does not follow cognitive principles of multimedia learningShows that the assertion–evidence slide structure is much more in line with multimedia learning principles

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