Journal article
Indian Dental Students' Preferences Regarding Lecture Courses
Journal of dental education, Vol.76(3), pp.366-371
03/01/2012
DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2012.76.3.tb05268.x
PMID: 22383607
Abstract
Teaching and learning activities in the dental clinic or hospital are a challenging area for students as well as teachers. With various teaching methodologies being used in dental schools around the world, gaining greater understanding of students' attitudes toward these methodologies would be useful for dental educators. The objective of this study was to explore the preferences of dental students in India about various aspects of lecture courses. A structured survey consisting of ten closed-ended questions was developed, and 2,680 undergraduate students from forty-three dental schools in India were approached via e-mail with a follow-up postal mailing. Of these, 1,980 students responded, for a response rate of 73.8 percent. Most of the students reported preferring lectures with the aid of PowerPoint and chalkboard. They preferred morning lectures from 8 am to 10 am for a maximum of thirty to forty minutes for each lecture, and they preferred to receive information about the lecture topic in advance. The students said that delivery of clinical demonstrations was beneficial after the lectures, and they preferred learning-based rather than exam-oriented education. The respondents also said that attendance should be made compulsory and that numerical marking of examinations should not be replaced by a grading system.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Indian Dental Students' Preferences Regarding Lecture Courses
- Creators
- Abhishek Parolia - International Medical UniversityMandakini Mohan - International Medical UniversityM. Kundabala - Manipal Coll Dent Sci, Dept Conservat Dent & Endodont, Mangalore, IndiaRamya Shenoy - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of dental education, Vol.76(3), pp.366-371
- Publisher
- AMER DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOC-ADEA
- DOI
- 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2012.76.3.tb05268.x
- PMID
- 22383607
- ISSN
- 0022-0337
- eISSN
- 1930-7837
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- name: South East Asia Association for Dental Education
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Endodontics; Prosthodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984446069202771
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