Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental education: online experience and practice expectations among dental students at the University of Jordan.
BMC Med Educ
; 21(1): 151, 2021 Mar 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1123655
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The quarantine associated with the COVID-19 pandemic forced dental schools to suspend their clinical training and to shift to distant learning methods. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of quarantine on the self-perceived preparedness of dental graduates and to explore the efficacy of online education from students' perspectives.METHODS:
The questionnaire distributed to dental students comprised of two main sections. The first part covered the online education experience, and the second part measured the level of self-perceived preparedness for a range of cognitive, communication and professional skills.RESULTS:
The survey yielded a response rate of 72%. The majority of students (77%) agreed that they missed educational experiences as a result of the lockdown. More than half of them felt less motivated to follow-up with distant e-learning and believed that online assessment is not a good method for evaluation. A high percentage of the students (66%) thought that online group discussions had a positive value while 67% preferred online lectures compared to theatre lectures. Majority of students particularly 5th year (78.7%) (p < 0.001) stated that the quarantine increased their collaboration with their colleagues. According to 87% of students, the experience most negatively affected was their clinical training. In general, students showed satisfactory self-perceived preparedness related to a range of attributes and professional skills.CONCLUSIONS:
The data showed that students partially appreciated the online system, whereas they did not consider it a substitute for face to face clinical practice. The overall self-perceived preparedness level was promising; however students had reservations regarding independent practice following graduation.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Professional Competence
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Students, Dental
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Education, Distance
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Education, Dental
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Med Educ
Journal subject:
Education
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12909-021-02584-0
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