Learning Recall Related to Type of Presentation
According to a JHPIEGO publication (1995) suggests that a person's ability to recall essential information is vastly increased when s/he learns the material through participatory methods as compared to more passive methods such as just listening to a lecture or obtaining new information through reading (Table 1).
Table:1 Recall Status
Type of presentation |
Ability to recall |
|
after 3 hours |
after 3 days |
|
Verbal (one-way) lecture |
25% |
10-20% |
Written (reading) |
72% |
10% |
Visual and verbal (illustrated lecture) |
80% |
65% |
Participatory (role plays, case studies, practice) |
90% |
70% |