Faculty of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
J Dent Educ. 2012 Mar;76(3):366-71.
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.
在牙科诊所或医院进行的教学活动对学生和教师来说都是一个具有挑战性的领域。随着世界各地的牙科学院采用各种教学方法，了解学生对这些方法的态度将对牙科教育者有所帮助。本研究的目的是探讨印度牙科学生对讲座课程各个方面的偏好。设计了一份包含十个封闭式问题的结构化调查问卷，并通过电子邮件向印度四十三所牙科学校的 2680 名本科生发出问卷，随后进行了邮寄跟进。其中，1980 名学生做出了回应，回应率为 73.8%。大多数学生表示更喜欢使用 PowerPoint 和粉笔的讲座。他们喜欢上午 8 点到 10 点的讲座，每讲最多 30 到 40 分钟，并希望提前获得讲座主题的信息。学生们表示，讲座后进行临床演示有助于他们学习，他们更喜欢以学习为基础而不是以考试为导向的教育。受访者还表示，应强制要求出勤，并应避免用评分系统代替数字标记考试成绩。
