Which one of the following is not an advantage of multi-media materials ?

Right Answer: cost and technical issues

Multi-media materials combine text, audio, video, animation and graphics, and their recognised advantages include improved learning and retention through dual coding, better learning outcomes, and increased interactivity that keeps learners engaged. Preparing and running such materials, however, demands projectors, computers, software, electricity and trained teachers, all of which involve considerable expenditure and frequent technical breakdowns. Cost and technical issues are therefore limitations of multi-media use, not advantages, and they weigh especially heavily on resource-poor schools. Hence option (2) is the correct answer.