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.