Effects of text colors on short-term memory of third year nursing students in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute

Date of Completion

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Text Colors, Short-Term Memory

Abstract

This study was a quasi-experimental quantitative research. Stratified random sampling was utilized to determine the total of 40 participants for this study. The research instrument used were VAK (visual auditory, and kinesthetic) tests which were made by Dr. Donald Clark and the short term memory test that consisted of a set of words that the participants remembered within 46 seconds and recalled and listed for 30 seconds. The researchers used the pre-test and post-test method one sheet (set of 15 words) for pre-test and three sheets (in secondary text color orange, green, violet) for post-test. The statistical treatment utilized were frequency, percentage, Chi-square, and Fisher's Exact Test. The study concluded that, 1) Most of the respondents were females which suggests that nursing is a female-dominated profession; 2) Both the comparison and treatment groups have above average short-term memory even though the percentage of the comparison group (Black) had a higher average score and percentage as compared to the treatment group. Among all the secondary text colors used, orange has the highest percentage; 3) Sex and learning styles did not effect the short-term memory of the participants. However, other extraneous variables should have been included like the internet connection and devices used. The participants could have been distracted by them which led to changes in the results; 4) Regardless of the profile of the participants, either male or female and either they are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners, it does not effect their short-term memory performance. However, those who were exposed to orange text color had the highest number of participants who scored more than seven (7) words both in relation to sex and type of learner; 5) Between the comparison and treatment group, the introduction of secondary text colors did not effect their short-term memory. Participants of every respective group could use different colors mentioned according to their personal liking to help enhance their short-term memory.

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