Quality, effectiveness and outcome of blended learning in dental education during the COVID pandemic: Prospects of a post-pandemic implementation
المؤلف | Al-Fodeh, Rami S. |
المؤلف | Alwahadni, Ahed M.S. |
المؤلف | Abu Alhaija, Elham S. |
المؤلف | Bani-Hani, Thikrayat |
المؤلف | Ali, Kamran |
المؤلف | Daher, Saba O. |
المؤلف | Daher, Hasan O. |
تاريخ الإتاحة | 2022-03-15T04:48:44Z |
تاريخ النشر | 2021-12-01 |
اسم المنشور | Education Sciences |
المعرّف | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci11120810 |
الاقتباس | Al-Fodeh, R.S.; Alwahadni, A.M.S.; Abu Alhaija, E.S.; Bani-Hani, T.; Ali, K.; Daher, S.O.; Daher, H.O. Quality, Effectiveness and Outcome of Blended Learning in Dental Education during the COVID Pandemic: Prospects of a Post-Pandemic Implementation. Educ. Sci. 2021, 11, 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11120810 |
الملخص | Abstract: BackgroundBlended learning is growing in popularity particularly following the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic. One of the fields that the pandemic has substantially affected is dental education. Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the online dental education. Students’ perceptions and experiences of blended learning were also investigated. Methods: A 28-question online survey was designed to gauge students’ perceptions of the effect of blended learning on their academic performance. Results: 314 participants in preclinical and clinical years completed the questionnaire (223 females and 91 males). The majority of students (89%) believed that clinical and practical courses cannot be given by the internet. In terms of students’ opinion in the assessment process, more females (65.8%) preferred traditional exams than males (50.5%) (p < 0.05). Most clinical students (83%) preferred a combination of online and traditional teaching compared to 72% of preclinical students (p < 0.05). Clinical year students were more willing to communicate electronically with their classmates and instructors. The majority of dental students (65%) reported that future dental courses should be blended. Conclusions: In the pandemic era, blended learning, should become the preferred method of education whereby theoretical knowledge is delivered through online tutorials and clinical training is resumed on-site, to ensure competency of dental graduates while maintaining safety of the dental team. Current facilities and course designs should be improved in order to improve students’ experiences with blended learning. |
اللغة | en |
الناشر | MDPI |
الموضوع | Blended learning Dental students Effectiveness Perceptions |
النوع | Article |
رقم العدد | 12 |
رقم المجلد | 11 |
ESSN | 2227-7102 |
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