Perceived Didactic Curricular Effectiveness of In-Person vs. Virtual Formats amongst Fourth-Year Dental Students

IF 0.5 Q4 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Robert D. Bowers, L. B. Young, C. Comnick, Hariyali Kasundra, Christopher A. Barwacz
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Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic altered the methodologies of dental education delivery, resulting in both immediate and more enduring changes. To assess student perceptions of learning effectiveness, graduating dental students from the class of 2020 were surveyed to identify student comfort with technology and content retention, individual motivation and mental focus, and access to resources pertaining to an abrupt transition to a virtual learning didactic seminar approach in March 2020. Methods: a voluntary, 18-question electronic survey was distributed to fourth-year dental students prior to graduation to assess perceptions of learning outcomes and preferences of a virtual seminar format relative to previous in-person didactic seminars experienced. Results: 34 of 80 dental students (42.5%) completed the electronic survey. Comfort and retention of concepts through virtual learning were reported ≥ by 91% and 85% of the respondents, respectively. Increased distractions and multitasking were reported with virtual learning in 56% and 71%, respectively. Desires to have all teaching conducted through virtual learning platforms was reported at 21%. Conclusions: the positive student responses obtained when comparing virtual to in-person seminars in the survey assessment demonstrates the long-term potential for such delivery modalities to be intentionally incorporated into an evolving predoctoral curriculum in a hybrid nature.
四年级牙科学生对面对面教学与虚拟教学课程有效性的感知
目的:2019冠状病毒病大流行改变了牙科教育提供的方法,导致了即时和更持久的变化。为了评估学生对学习效果的看法,我们对2020届毕业的牙科学生进行了调查,以确定学生对技术和内容保留、个人动机和精神焦点的舒适度,以及与2020年3月突然过渡到虚拟学习教学研讨会方法相关的资源获取情况。方法:对毕业前的四年级牙科学生进行了一项自愿的、包含18个问题的电子调查,以评估他们对学习成果的看法,以及相对于之前经历过的面对面教学研讨会而言,虚拟研讨会形式的偏好。结果:80名牙科学生中有34人(42.5%)完成了电子调查。91%和85%的受访者分别报告了通过虚拟学习对概念的舒适和保留。分别有56%和71%的人报告说虚拟学习增加了分心和多任务处理。21%的人希望所有的教学都能通过虚拟学习平台进行。结论:在调查评估中,当比较虚拟研讨会和面对面研讨会时,获得的积极学生反应表明,这种交付方式有意地以混合性质纳入不断发展的博士前课程的长期潜力。
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Open Dentistry Journal
Open Dentistry Journal DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-
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