Evaluating PowerPoint Presentations: A Retrospective Study Examining Educational Barriers and Strategies. Issue 1 (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nowak, Marian K.; Speakman, Elizabeth; Sayers, Patricia
• Is Part Of: Nursing education perspectives. Volume 37:Issue 1(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: PowerPoint -- Interactive Nursing Education -- Student Engagement; Nursing -- United States -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing; Nursing; Nursing; United States; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.73071073
• DOI: 10.5480/14-1418
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1536-5026

Abstract

Abstract: AIM: To assess faculty adherence to best practices for PowerPoint presentations in nursing school curricula. BACKGROUND: It is important to examine current educational methods and identify best educational practices that contribute to a high quality nursing curriculum. METHOD: A retrospective study approach was used. Data were collected from 1, 735 slide presentations from five universities. PowerPoint ® presentations were compared to a nine-point standardized scoring criterion for quality. RESULTS: Findings provide evidence that indicated classroom presentations often fall short of providing best educational practices. CONCLUSION: These findings can lead to greater faculty understanding of best practices and provide strategies to reinvent educational methods that engage students.