Duffy Richard M, Guerandel Allys, Casey Patricia, Malone Kevin, Kelly Brendan D
UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Acad Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;39(6):615-9. doi: 10.1007/s40596-014-0204-x. Epub 2014 Aug 21.
Prezi is a presentation software allowing lecturers to develop ideas and produce mind maps as they might do on an old-style blackboard. This study examines students' experience of lectures presented using Prezi to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this new teaching medium.
Prezi was used to present mental health lectures to final-year medical and physiotherapy students. These lectures were also available online. This cross-sectional study used a questionnaire to assess students' experience of the software.
Of students approached, 75.5 % (74/98) took part in the study. A majority, 98.6 % (73/74), found Prezi to be a more engaging experience than other styles of lecture delivery. The overview or "mind map" provided by Prezi was found to be helpful by 89.2 % (66/74). Problems arose when students used Prezi in their personal study, with 31.1 % (23/74) reporting some difficulties, mostly of a technical nature.
This study highlights the potential of Prezi for providing students with an engaging and stimulating educational experience. For Prezi to be effective, however, the lecturer has to understand and be familiar with the software and its appropriate use.
Prezi是一款演示软件，能让授课教师像在老式黑板上那样拓展思路并制作思维导图。本研究考察学生对使用Prezi进行授课的体验，以确定这种新教学媒介的优缺点。
使用Prezi向医学和物理治疗专业的最后一年学生讲授心理健康课程。这些课程也可在线获取。这项横断面研究通过问卷调查来评估学生对该软件的体验。
在接触的学生中，75.5%（74/98）参与了研究。大多数人，即98.6%（73/74），发现Prezi比其他授课方式更具吸引力。89.2%（66/74）的人认为Prezi提供的概述或“思维导图”很有帮助。当学生在个人学习中使用Prezi时出现了问题，31.1%（23/74）的人报告遇到了一些困难，大多是技术方面的。
本研究凸显了Prezi为学生提供引人入胜且富有启发性的教育体验的潜力。然而，要使Prezi发挥有效作用，授课教师必须理解并熟悉该软件及其恰当用法。
