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Lulwah Alreshaid1,2,3, Rana Alkattan1,2,3
1Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 966 114294444.
Workshop coaching significantly improved the quality of feedback from dental students. This suggests incorporating feedback coaching into dental curricula can enhance student learning experiences by improving communication.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Dental Education
- Health Professions Education
Background:
- Student feedback is vital for institutional evaluation but challenging to implement effectively.
- The quality of student feedback significantly impacts its utility for improving teaching and learning.
- A debate exists regarding the effectiveness of student feedback when not well-structured for actionable insights.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of structured coaching on the quality of feedback provided by dental students.
- To assess the effectiveness of different feedback coaching methods in a dental school setting.
- To determine if coaching improves the constructiveness and actionability of student feedback.
Main Methods:
- A repeated measures design involving 47 first-year dental students in Saudi Arabia.
- Three surveys were administered throughout the academic year: pre-coaching, post-handout coaching, and post-workshop coaching.
- Feedback on a Dental Anatomy and Operative Dentistry course was analyzed for quality (neutral, positive, negative, constructive) using McNemar tests.
Main Results:
- Workshop coaching (survey #3) significantly increased constructive feedback compared to no coaching (survey #1) and handout coaching (survey #2).
- A higher proportion of desired changes (positive, negative, or neutral to constructive) were observed after workshop coaching (41.5%) versus handout coaching (20.2%).
- No significant changes in feedback quality were noted between the pre-coaching and handout coaching surveys.
Conclusions:
- Feedback coaching workshops are an effective strategy for enhancing the quality of student feedback in dental education.
- Integrating feedback coaching into dental curricula can empower students to communicate concerns more effectively.
- Improved student feedback mechanisms can ultimately contribute to an enhanced overall learning experience in dental schools.
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