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Cyndee D Harmon1, Rachelle Williams2, Crystal Kanderis-Lane2
1Department of Dental Hygiene, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA cyndeeharmon@isu.edu.
Journal of Dental Hygiene : JDH
|August 4, 2026
Summary
Dental hygiene students who completed a feedback literacy course showed significantly improved ability to understand, interpret, and use feedback. This training enhanced their appreciation, attitude, and openness to feedback, crucial for academic success.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Medical Education
- Dental Hygiene Education
Background:
- Feedback literacy is crucial for students to effectively use feedback for learning and performance enhancement.
- Developing feedback literacy enables students to understand, interpret, and implement feedback.
- This study focuses on dental hygiene students, a key group in healthcare education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a dedicated feedback literacy course for dental hygiene students.
- To determine if structured feedback literacy training improves students' ability to engage with feedback.
- To assess the impact of a feedback literacy module on dental hygiene students' learning and performance.
Main Methods:
- A quantitative randomized control trial was conducted with 42 dental hygiene students.
- The experimental group received a feedback literacy module, including a workshop and online resources.
- Feedback Literacy was measured using the Feedback Literacy Scale (pre/posttest design) and open-ended questions.
Main Results:
- The experimental group demonstrated significantly higher overall Feedback Literacy posttest scores compared to the control group (p < 0.001).
- Statistically significant improvements were observed in Appreciation of Feedback (p < .001), Positive Attitude toward Feedback (p = .001), and Openness to Feedback (p < .001).
- Qualitative analysis revealed students valued feedback, actively sought it, managed emotions, and enhanced self-assessment.
Conclusions:
- Feedback literacy training, delivered early in dental hygiene education, can yield substantial benefits for students.
- The implemented module effectively enhanced students' ability to value and seek feedback, regulate emotions, and improve self-assessment.
- Early intervention in feedback literacy is recommended to foster lifelong learning skills in healthcare professionals.
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