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Dental students' class attitudes: a four year study.

D M Lancaster, J F Gardiner, E A Strother

    The Journal of the American College of Dentists
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    Student class attitudes can shift during professional training, potentially impacting learning and ethics. This study tracked dental students, revealing a trend towards shortcuts and less effort over time.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Dental Education
    • Social Psychology in Academia

    Background:

    • Professional students may develop class attitudes distinct from individual beliefs and faculty expectations.
    • Shared class attitudes can foster cooperation but may negatively influence academic performance and ethical conduct.
    • Peer influence can promote mediocrity and encourage unethical information acquisition methods.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the evolution of class attitudes among dental students throughout their professional training.
    • To identify changes in student perceptions regarding academic effort, integrity, and institutional relations.
    • To assess the impact of the educational environment on developing professional norms.

    Main Methods:

    • A survey was administered to the Class of 1988 at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry annually over four years.
    • Quantitative analysis included calculating percentages of agreement for survey items.
    • Chi-square analysis was employed to determine statistically significant changes in attitudes over time.

    Main Results:

    • Class attitudes demonstrated stability in some areas but significant shifts in others across the four years.
    • Students increasingly reported a class inclination towards taking shortcuts, cheating on exams, and minimizing effort.
    • While senior students exhibited more positive attitudes than juniors, a consistent decline in positive regard for the school and faculty was observed.

    Conclusions:

    • Class attitudes among dental students evolve during their education, with a notable increase in attitudes favoring academic dishonesty and reduced effort.
    • The professional school environment may inadvertently foster negative class attitudes that conflict with educational ideals.
    • Longitudinal tracking revealed a concerning trend in student perceptions of academic integrity and institutional relationships over their training period.

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