Effects of Pecha Kucha on Presentation Skills in Nursing Students

Izmir Katip Celebi University272 enrolled

Overview

Background: Pecha Kucha may support concise and organized health education presentations, but its contribution when added to conventional PowerPoint presentations remains unclear. Method: In this randomized, posttest-only controlled study, 272 first-year nursing students were assigned to PowerPoint-only or PowerPoint-plus-Pecha Kucha groups. Presentation skills, motivation, and satisfaction were assessed after the presentations.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

272

Conditions

Nursing Education Presentation Skills Pecha Kucha

Interventions

PowerPoint + Pecha Kucha summaryOTHER

Participants received a 25-minute structured training session on the Pecha Kucha presentation technique. The training included the purpose and principles of Pecha Kucha, the 20 × 20 format, automatic slide progression, visual slide preparation, timing, and presentation delivery. Participants then prepared and delivered a 25-minute PowerPoint presentation on an assigned health education topic, followed by a 6-minute 40-second Pecha Kucha summary consisting of 20 slides displayed for 20 seconds each.

PowerPoint onlyOTHER

Participants prepared and delivered a conventional 25-minute PowerPoint presentation on the assigned health education topic. No Pecha Kucha training was provided, and the Pecha Kucha presentation format was not used during the study.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * First-year nursing students enrolled in the Healthy Living and Nursing Course during the study period. * Voluntary participation in the study and provision of informed consent. * No previous structured training in the Pecha Kucha presentation technique. * Completion of the assigned presentation and post-intervention data collection forms. Exclusion Criteria: * Not participating in the assigned presentation. * Withdrawal from the study at any stage. * Incomplete completion of the data collection instruments.

Locations (1)

Ege Universty

Izmir, Bornova, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Presentation Skills Assessed With the Presentation Skills Assessment Form (PSAF)

Presentation skills were assessed using the Presentation Skills Assessment Form (PSAF), which consists of 25 items scored as 0, 2, or 4. Total scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better presentation skills.

Time frame: Immediately post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Motivation Assessed With the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS)

Motivation was assessed using the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS), which consists of 24 items rated on a five-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 24 to 120, with higher scores indicating greater motivation toward the instructional material.

Time frame: Immediately post-intervention

Satisfaction With the Presentation Method Assessed Using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Satisfaction with the presentation method was assessed using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ranging from 0 ("not satisfied at all") to 10 ("very satisfied"), with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.

Time frame: Immediately post-intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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