Dilley G J, Machen J B, Dilley D C, Howden E F
J Dent Educ. 1978 Aug;42(8):476-80.
Self-paced instruction whereby students are provided with learning resources and allowed to learn at their own rate--with or without assistance from instructors--is increasingly being used in dental education. The wide diversity of entering dental student experience with psychomotor tasks suggests that preclinical psychomotor skill development should adapt well to self-paced learning. This study compared self-paced instruction to traditional preclinical teaching of psychomotor skills in cavity preparation. Performance by the self-paced class was significantly better than that of the traditional class on two procedures. There were no significant differences among the other procedures tested.
自主学习模式是指为学生提供学习资源，让他们能够按照自己的节奏进行学习，无论是否有教师的协助，这种模式在牙科教育中越来越受到青睐。由于牙科专业学生在进入学习阶段时，在操作技能方面存在广泛的差异，这表明临床前操作技能的培养应该很好地适应自主学习模式。本研究将自主学习模式与传统的临床前牙洞制备操作技能教学进行了比较。在两项操作中，采用自主学习模式班级的表现明显优于传统班级。在其他测试的操作中，两者没有显著差异。
