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[Application of Wechat public platform in teaching reform of prosthodontics]
Jian-Zhi Chen1, Wei-Wei Lin, Yue-Hua Shi
1The Center of Stomatology, Shulan(Hangzhou） Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Shuren University Shulan International Medical College. Hangzhou 310015, China.
Purpose:
To explore the law of development and existing problems in prosthodontics teaching in the new era, through flipped classroom teaching based on WeChat public platform.
Methods:
WeChat public number was applied and WeChat groups were set up among the students of grade 2013, and 93 students were divided into 20 WeChat groups, with 4 to 5 students in each group. The main platform on reform of prosthodontics teaching was WeChat app, supplemented by platforms of Lediaocha and Youkaoshi. Teachers published courseware and learning resources with WeChat public number and WeChat groups. Two-dimensional codes on questionnaires and tests which were generated by Lediaocha and Youkaoshi could be published with WeChat and the final learning effectiveness was compared using SPSS 19.0 software package for t test.
Results:
The results showed that 59.1% students admitted WeChat teaching effective, only 5.4% students believed ineffective. Based upon partial chapters of prosthodontics, the score of classroom test (91.35±4.45) was significantly higher than that of pre-class test(90.14±5.03, P＜0.05).
Conclusions:
The reform of flipped classroom based on WeChat platform in prosthodontics have some advantages, such as more flexibility in teaching form and time arrangement, promoting students' learner autonomy, and increasing students' motivation and effects of learning prosthodontics.
