Effectiveness of Technology-based Education on Learning of Dental Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Introduction : Due to the widespread use of technology-based training in the Covid 19 era and application of it in education, the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of technology-based education on the learning of dental students during the Covid 19 pandemic in Arak University of Medical Sciences in 2021 . Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 170 dental students who were selected by stratified random sampling in 2021. Data was collected by standard questionnaire including students' demographic characteristics, their computer skills and evaluation of technology-based education in six areas of learning (content, leatning-teaching, page design, material education, helper to learning and volum content). Data were analyzed by T-Test, ANOVA and Pearson and Spearman correlation test through SPSS. Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age of students was 23.36±2.7 years, the average evaluation of technology-based education was 42.79 ±15.29 (out