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Cheap & Effective Way to Improve Learning: or Multimedia (MM) Principles Applied to PPT. Nabil Issa MD, Mary Schuller MSEd, Ed Wang PhD., Michael Shapiro MD, Susan Santacaterina MHPE, Debra A. DaRosa PhD. DEATH BY POWER POINT. An Important Title. This is important
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Cheap & Effective Way to Improve Learning:or Multimedia (MM) Principles Applied to PPT Nabil Issa MD, Mary Schuller MSEd, Ed Wang PhD., Michael Shapiro MD, Susan Santacaterina MHPE, Debra A. DaRosa PhD.
DEATH BY POWER POINT An Important Title • This is important • This is also important • This is very important • This is very very important • This is extremely important • I swear this is the most important • I will die if you do not remember this one • You will die if you do not remember this one
* *Mayer, ‘02
Does instruction using MM principles result in: • enhanced retention • enhanced transfer of learning • of third year medical students?
Study Protocol • Pre-test /post-test control group design • Lecture topic = Shock. • Traditional lecture- already in place • Modified lecture- selected MM principles • 10 questions= 5 (retention) + 5 (transfer) • Content validity of questions – expert review • Reliability of scores – percent agreement among raters
180 M3 students Q1: pilot n = 50 130 students included Q2-3 (Modified) n=91 Q4 (Traditional) n=39
TRADITIONAL MODIFIED *P<.0001
Limitations of the Study SHOCK
The use of selected MM principles enhances: • retention of information • transfer of learning