Effects of Pecha Kucha on Presentation Skills in Nursing Students

August 14, 2026 updated by: Devrim Özge YILMAZ, Izmir Katip Celebi University

Pecha Kucha Summaries and Nursing Students' Presentation Skills: A Randomized Study

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 Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

272

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: PowerPoint + Pecha Kucha summary
Participants received a 25-minute structured training session on the Pecha Kucha presentation technique. They 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.
Other: PowerPoint + Pecha Kucha summary
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.
Active Comparator: PowerPoint only
Participants prepared and delivered a conventional 25-minute PowerPoint presentation on the assigned health education topic. They did not receive Pecha Kucha training or use the Pecha Kucha presentation format during the study.
Other: PowerPoint only
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Presentation Skills Assessed With the Presentation Skills Assessment Form (PSAF)
Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention
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.
Immediately post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Motivation Assessed With the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS)
Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention
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.
Immediately post-intervention
Satisfaction With the Presentation Method Assessed Using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention
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.
Immediately post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

  • Google Scholar

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 13, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

August 17, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 17, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2026

Last Verified

August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PK-NURSING-2024-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data will not be publicly shared due to participant confidentiality and ethical considerations. De-identified data may be made available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to institutional and ethical approval.

Study Data/Documents

  1. Informed Consent Form
    Information identifier: PK-NURSING-2024-01
    Information comments: De-identified study data may be made available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to institutional and ethical approval. Requests may be submitted to devrimozgeyilmaz@gmail.com

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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