Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Department of Periodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences,, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2022 Jul 4;2022:3257377. doi: 10.1155/2022/3257377. eCollection 2022.
Understanding oral aspects of pathology by traditional techniques has always been a paradigm in the field of dental education. Traditional methods of teaching include interaction using black board, projectors, and alternate methods of teaching such as a student-centered approach where live-field demonstrations, audio visual aids, and student interaction are also gaining importance, ultimately promoting active education. The aim of the study was to compare live-field and static-field teaching methods in understanding and retention of the histopathological features in dental students.
This was a cross-sectional analytical study, wherein a uniform cohort of III-year dental students was obtained by randomizing the study subjects. Practical classes were conducted using traditional black board/static pictures and dynamic live-field teaching comprising of microscope connected to an HD screen and projector demonstrating the preferred microscopic field. Alternately, the level of retention of knowledge was measured using customized topic-based tests. The comparison of average scores was done between live-field and static-field teaching groups using the paired -test.
The test scores using the paired -test were marginally elevated in the conventional mode of teaching; however, it varied with respect to precise topics taken using both the genres of teaching.
A balance of both conventional and virtual teaching needs to be achieved to enhance the comprehension in student learning. Nevertheless, in the impending years, advanced research is entailed to see if the virtual mode of teaching could replace the conventional method for the advancement in the study prospects.
通过传统技术了解口腔病理学一直是口腔医学教育领域的范例。传统的教学方法包括使用黑板、投影仪进行互动，以及采用以学生为中心的方法等其他教学方法，这些方法越来越重视现场演示、视听辅助和学生互动，最终促进了主动教育。本研究旨在比较现场教学和静态教学方法在理解和保留牙科学生组织病理学特征方面的效果。
这是一项横断面分析研究，通过随机选择研究对象获得了统一的三年级牙科学生队列。通过传统的黑板/静态图片和动态现场教学进行实践课程，其中包括连接到高清屏幕和投影仪的显微镜，以演示首选的显微镜视野。或者，使用定制的基于主题的测试来衡量知识保留程度。使用配对 t 检验比较现场教学组和静态教学组的平均分数。
使用配对 t 检验的测试分数在传统教学模式中略有提高；然而，它因使用两种教学模式的具体主题而异。
需要在传统和虚拟教学之间取得平衡，以提高学生学习的理解能力。然而，在未来几年，需要进行更深入的研究，以确定虚拟教学模式是否可以替代传统方法，以促进研究前景的发展。
