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The purpose of this study was to determine dental graduates' perceptions of learning environment in a prosthodontic department in a dental institute in India. The 60-item closedended, cross-sectional questionnaire with five options was completed by the dental graduates and the dentists. The data obtained was analyzed using statistical software. The mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentages were calculated wherever appropriate. The questionnaire was answered by 242 dentists and dental graduates. Of the seven Dental College Learning Environment Survey (DCLES) scales, the highest mean scores were for Student to student interaction (2.76 ±0.53) followed by Meaningful Learning Experience (2.67 ±0.39). The lowest scores were for Flexibility (2.26 ±0.51) followed by Supportiveness (2.40 ±0.59).The lowest mean scores obtained for the 'Flexibility scale' conveys that the opportunity for the faculty and students to modify the learning environment are less than for the other categories, and there is thus a need to modify the learning environment. Faculty should also increase their support to the students by contributing to an effective and meaningful interaction by creating a congenial environment.
Dental students’ perceptions of Learning Environment
South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education
acknowledge the staffs of the Medical Education Unit and the Clinical Epidemiology Unit for giving me good fundamental understanding Health Development and Health Professional Education. I am most grateful to all respondents participated in this researcher. The study cannot be finished without the participation of all participants and I wish to express my sincere thanks to all of them. My special thanks go to my colleagues at Naresuan University who are perpetually cheerful and helpful. Thanks for giving me a pleasant time, creating a wonderful workplace, and sharing a great friendship. Finally, my profound thanks are to my family for their unconditional support and encouragement to pursue my interests throughout this period of study.
Assessment of the educational environment in a newly established dental college
Journal of Education and Ethics in Dentistry, 2013
This study was aimed to assess quantitatively and qualitatively the students' perceptions of teaching environment in a newly established dental school. Materials and Methods: A modified DREEM questionnaire was introduced to all the dental students of first and second year dentistry. Quantitative descriptive questions and open-ended questions were added to the questionnaire on the reasons why students joined the dental course and their perception of it as well as positive and negative aspects within the college. Results: Out of total thirty four students (97%) returned the completed questionnaire. The overall mean score was 101.39 indicating "more positive than negative environment". Scores in 4 out of the 5 domains were significantly higher in 1 [sup]st year students compared to 2 [sup]nd year students. Most of students had good social life. Students were not satisfied with the support system in the college. 73.5% of students chose the course themselves and 47.1% found the course tough while 32.4% found it interesting. Conclusions: It is important to assess the students' perceptions of educational environment in their first dental years especially in newly established colleges. Special attention should be paid to transition of students from first to second year. It would be interesting to monitor the perception of the same students over years.
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess teaching staff and their students' perceptions regarding the students' competency for clinical performance following the preclinical fixed prosthodontics course and their suggestion regarding alternative methods to improve the preclinical training. METHODS: Fourth-and fifth-year dental students and their teaching staff participated in a survey about the difficulty that faced the student during transitional period from preclinical fixed prosthodontic training to clinical context at Taibah Dental School. A well-constructed Questionnaire, designed to evaluate the students' perceptions regarding the students' competency for clinical performance following the preclinical fixed prosthodontics course and their suggestion regarding alternative methods to improve the preclinical training. The response to the questionnaire was based on the five-point Likert scale. Medians, frequencies were used to assess their perception on preclinical training and suggestion. RESULTS: A total of 78 students from 90 respond .The survey response was 87%; and 100% for the staff members (9 participants). 46% of the students thought that the four-handed dentistry system is not improving their quality of work and 46% felt that the academic staff were cooperative in helping them.56% of the academic staff members believed that the duration of the preclinical training is sufficient. 78% thought that the theoretical part is closely related to the preclinical training sessions. CONCLUSIONS: The feeling of confidence to start clinical phase felt students and their teaching staff members should be kept and reinforced by improving the positives aspects of the results and to resolve the negativities assigned.
Students’ perceptions regarding educational environment in an Indian dental school
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Background: As one of India's premier dental schools, the Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, has strived to be in the forefront of dental education ever since its inception in 1965. But one of our main drawbacks has been the lack of students' perceptions about the educational atmosphere in our institution. Aim: (1) To understand the students' perceptions of the educational environment.
Evaluation of prosthodontics practical teaching by dental students
IP innovative publication pvt. ltd, 2019
Introduction: Student assessment is an effective tool for improving teaching performance. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prosthodontics practical teaching assessment by students of the Institute of Odontology and Stomatology in Cheikh Anta Diop University. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out among 103 students in Master 1 and Master 2 in dentistry. The variables observed included student supervision, preclinical work and evaluation of practical prosthodontics learning. The Likert scale graduated from 1 to 5 allowed a quantitative assessment. SPSS® software version 17.0 was used for statistical analysis. The comparison of averages used Student t-test. The risk of error has been set at 5%. Results: The majority of students (65.1%) found the number of teachers insufficient. Learning objectives were stated for 60.2% of the sample and evaluation procedures were specified for 41.7%. For 73.8% of students, a demonstration was made at each session. The video projector was used according to 69.9% of students. Concerning the certification evaluation, 66% of them disagreed with the final single formula. Conclusion : Given the limitations observed in student assessment, an evalution of its effectiveness would improve teaching performance.
Identify the Dentistry Students Perception of the Learning Environment (LE): A Literature Review
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Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association
OBJECTIVE: Teaching and learning methodologies have been a topic of concern for everyone for a decade. Dental education involves both academic and clinical understanding of subjects included in the curriculum. The study aims to determine the success of a system that could achieve the desired learning outcomes. METHODOLOGY: In this cross-sectional study 229 BDS students at five different dental colleges affiliated with the University of Health Sciences, Lahore responded to a predesigned structured questionnaire regarding the prosthodontic subject. Feedback on the Perception of students regarding prosthodontics as a subject was asked from BDS final year regular batch, before their university final exam. RESULTS: Most students found prosthodontics an interesting subject (82%). On enquiring about the level of difficulty of prosthodontics compared to other dental clinical subjects, 56.9% of students responded negatively. The majority were satisfied with the content (79.1%), delivery, and...
Perceptions of dental students towards learning environment in an Indian scenario
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Background: Dental students constitute a stakeholder group that is able to provide unique information concerning the effectiveness of the dental curriculum. The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions of the learning environment, intellectual climate and teacher student relationships in dental school. Methods: This study was conducted among 341 dental students of two dental college of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Response rate was 85%. In this study, the dental version of Medical Student Learning Environment Survey has been used. The questionnaires were divided in to 7 subscales like flexibility, student to student interaction, emotional climate, meaningful experience, organization, supportiveness, and breadth of interest. The students were divided in to two groups of preclinical and clinical for the purpose of comparison. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and t-test. Results: The results were statistically analyzed and differentiated in to preclinical and clinical phases. The preclinical and clinical students rated the student to student interaction as the most favorable whereas the lowest score was given to flexibility by both preclinical and clinical students. Preclinical students rated emotional climate as the lowest after flexibility whereas clinical students rated breadth of interest and meaningful experience as the lowest score after flexibility. Conclusion: This study emphasized the areas of improvement in dental school learning environment based on students' perspective by making these required and much needed changes in the curriculum. Students' satisfaction with their dental education can be increased.