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Visible Learning MetaX
Version 1.4 – Updated February 2026

Use of PowerPoint

Overview

  • Influence: Use of PowerPoint
  • Domain: Technology, School, and Out-of-School Strategies
  • Sub-Domain: Other ICT
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: The use of software slide-presentation programs, which can include embedded links, videos, etc to aid in instruction

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 1
  • Number of studies: 12
  • Number of students: NA
  • Number of effects: 16
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.26
  • Robustness index: 1

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Book Shapiro, Kerssen-Griep, Gayle & Allen How powerful is PowerPoint? Analyzing the educational effects of desktop presentational programs in the classroom. 2006 PowerPoint in the class 12 NA 16 0.26
TOTAL/AVERAGE 12 NA 16 0.26
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