![]() They are usually written in such a style as to guide students step-by-step through the development of ideas and concepts from the basic to the more complex and as such are usually thorough and self-explanatory and thus require little additional support.īirmingham Education, Theory and Action, in press. Introduction Textbooks have long been a traditional choice of teaching aid. ![]() An increased number of students chose to use the software during the lecture course (77%), with others indicating they would use it for revision and, unlike the 2007 cohort, the 2008 students commended its ease of use (35%). Some lecture content was also compromised in order to allow discussion in class. In response to the results, tutorial style questions based on the software were developed for the class of 2008, along with step-by-step guidance on how to answer them. The main barrier preventing its use was unfamiliarity with the software and many students (34%) expressed the need for additional support classes. Student feedback indicated that approximately 74% of students used the software to support their learning, although 94% stated that they recognised its potential as a beneficial tool.
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