Keywords

PowerPoint, Interactive Nursing Education, Student Engagement

 

Authors

  1. Nowak, Marian K.
  2. Speakman, Elizabeth
  3. Sayers, Patricia

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(R) 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.