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Tegbir Singh Sekhon1, Simran Sekhon2, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir3
1Department of Dentistry, MM Medical College and Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
Przeglad Epidemiologiczny
|October 11, 2022
Summary
Dental students favor active learning methods and audiovisual aids like PowerPoint. Educators should integrate these approaches to improve dental education and student outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Medical Pedagogy
Background:
- Dental education aims to cultivate competent professionals with critical thinking and clinical skills.
- Understanding student preferences for teaching methods is crucial for effective learning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine dental students' preferences for current teaching and learning methods.
- To assess the perceived utility of various teaching aids in dental education.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 382 undergraduate dental students.
- Data collected via a self-designed, close-ended questionnaire.
- Analysis based on descriptive statistics (numbers and percentages).
Main Results:
- Problem-based learning (PBL) was highly valued by 76% of students.
- PowerPoint combined with blackboard was the most preferred teaching method (95%).
- A 40-minute lecture duration was considered more effective than 30 minutes by 61% of students.
Conclusions:
- Dental students prefer active teaching methodologies and audiovisual aids.
- Integrating diverse active teaching methods and aids can enhance the student learning process.
- Recommendations for educators to adopt a blended approach in dental curricula.
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