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Tate H Jackson1, Wallace H Hannum, Lorne Koroluk
1Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA. tatejackson@unc.edu
Journal of Dental Education
|June 7, 2011
Summary
Web-based self-tests can enhance learning for dental students. Increased use of these online tools correlated with better academic performance, especially in self-instruction courses.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Educational Technology
- Learning Sciences
Background:
- Predoctoral dental education increasingly incorporates web-based learning resources.
- The effectiveness of self-assessment tools within these digital platforms requires evaluation.
- Understanding student engagement with online learning is crucial for curriculum development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of web-based self-tests on academic outcomes in predoctoral dental and orthodontic programs.
- To correlate student usage patterns of online modules and self-tests with final exam scores and course averages.
- To investigate variations in online resource utilization across different dental school courses.
Main Methods:
- Monitoring access frequency to online teaching modules and self-tests for 157 second- and third-year DDS students.
- Correlating self-test access frequency with final exam grades and course averages using statistical analysis (Spearman correlation).
- Analyzing differences in online resource usage across three distinct dental school courses (Levels I, II, and IV).
Main Results:
- A statistically significant positive correlation was found between self-test access frequency and both final exam grade (rho=0.23, p=0.044) and course average (rho=0.39, p=0.0004) in a self-instructional course (Level IV).
- In courses with broader content beyond self-instruction, correlations between self-test use and performance were positive but not statistically significant.
- Significant variations in student usage of online learning resources were observed between different courses (Level I vs. Level II).
Conclusions:
- Increased utilization of web-based self-tests may enhance learning in predoctoral dental education, likely due to the testing effect.
- Dental students' engagement with online learning resources evolves throughout their academic progression.
- Web-based self-tests show promise as an effective component of digital self-instructional strategies in dental schools.
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