Impact of instruction on binary multipliers using Simulink to improve cognitive ability

This paper presents a comparison of lecture based classroom instruction to instruction using Simulink as teaching tool on binary multipliers for the diploma level students in Electrical Engineering. For each of these, learning outcomes of two groups of learners at the same level were evaluated. This paper presents the details of how the content of the topic were planned to convert lecture based delivery to Simulink assisted illustration based delivery. A few Simulink models of binary multipliers both combinational and sequential are discussed in this paper. These would help teachers to illustrate binary multiplication in interactive mode and learners to understand through experiential learning. Finally an evidence of enhancement of cognitive ability using Simulink is presented in the form of learning outcome table.