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- Title
Quality, Effectiveness and Outcome of Blended Learning in Dental Education during the COVID Pandemic: Prospects of a Post-Pandemic Implementation.
- Authors
Al-Fodeh, Rami S.; Alwahadni, Ahed M. S.; Abu Alhaija, Elham S.; Bani-Hani, Thikrayat; Ali, Kamran; Daher, Saba O.; Daher, Hasan O.
- Abstract
Blended 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.
- Subjects
BLENDED learning; STUDENT attitudes; COVID-19 pandemic; DENTAL education; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; DENTAL students
- Publication
Education Sciences, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 12, p810
- ISSN
2227-7102
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/educsci11120810