Improving effectiveness of dental students' feedback and course evaluation
Beshr Hajhamid1, Eszter Somogyi-Ganss1
1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Journal of Dental Education
|January 27, 2021
Summary
Training dental students to provide constructive feedback improves course quality. This study analyzed feedback changes before and after training, demonstrating increased positive and constructive responses.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Medical Pedagogy
Background:
- Effective feedback is crucial for improving educational courses.
- Dental students' feedback can enhance curriculum development and teaching methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To train dental students in providing constructive feedback.
- To analyze changes in feedback quality before and after training interventions.
Main Methods:
- Second-year preclinical prosthodontics students provided anonymous online feedback.
- Interventions included a feedback handout and an interactive workshop.
- Feedback was categorized as neutral, positive, negative, or constructive.
- Statistical analysis used a mixed repeated measures test with Bonferroni correction.
Main Results:
- A significant increase in constructive and positive feedback was observed (P ≤ 0.05).
- No significant interaction effect was found between the different feedback surveys (P = 0.076).
- Training methods increased constructive feedback, irrespective of delivery modality.
Conclusions:
- Training dental students in constructive feedback techniques is beneficial for course improvement.
- Structured feedback training can enhance the quality of student evaluations in dental education.
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