Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
J Dent Educ. 2021 Sep;85(9):1497-1503. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12617. Epub 2021 Apr 13.
Noncognitive indicators, such as personality type and self-confidence, have been used as predictors of achievement. Accordingly, we investigated whether self-confidence in clinical skills predicts academic success among predoctoral senior dental students.
Two consecutive cohorts (N = 336) of predoctoral senior dental students were invited to rate their self-confidence in clinical procedures twice: at the beginning and at the end of the academic year. Academic performance in clinical assessments was retrieved from scholastic records. Multiple linear regression models were constructed to predict clinical assessment grades using self-confidence scores as a predictor after controlling for possible confounders.
Self-confidence scores in clinical procedures were positively correlated with clinical and academic performance. Self-confidence in clinical procedures and grade point averages were consistent predictors of student performance. Additionally, self-confidence had improved at the end of the senior year (p = 0.003).
Self-confidence in clinical procedures was a predictor of future clinical success. Therefore, fostering and nurturing the confidence of students and integrating self-confidence assessment into the curricula at relevant timepoints should be a goal in dental education. Moreover, self-assessment of confidence in clinical skills could be used to guide students and graduates in developing their own personal development plan.
非认知指标，如人格类型和自信心，已被用作成就的预测指标。因此，我们调查了临床技能自信心是否可以预测牙科学位前高年级学生的学业成功。
邀请连续两届（N=336）牙科学位前高年级学生两次评估他们在临床操作中的自信心：学年开始时和结束时。从学业记录中检索临床评估的学业成绩。构建了多个线性回归模型，使用自信心得分作为预测因子，在控制可能的混杂因素后，预测临床评估成绩。
临床操作中的自信心得分与临床和学业成绩呈正相关。临床操作中的自信心和平均绩点是学生表现的一致预测因子。此外，高年级结束时的自信心有所提高（p=0.003）。
临床操作中的自信心是未来临床成功的预测指标。因此，培养学生的信心并将自信心评估纳入相关时间点的课程中，应该是牙科学教育的目标。此外，临床技能自信心的自我评估可以帮助学生和毕业生制定自己的个人发展计划。
