Bharath C, Annamma Lovely M, John Reena Rachel, Vidhya Bhuvanesh Kumar Dharani, Desai Vijay B
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2022 Jul;14(Suppl 1):S87-S93. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_562_21. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
The rationale of this study was to compare the efficiency of online learning and the differences in outcome between the two universities in India and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A cross-sectional study was conducted with a validated questionnaire among dental students of a dental college in India and a dental college in the UAE. The data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 22, and comparison was done using the Chi-square test, ANOVA, correlation, and regression analysis. Statistical significance was set at < 0.05.
A total of 491 students responded to the questionnaire, of which 314 were from India and 177 from UAE. The awareness of online learning among students had increased after COVID-19, and Zoom was the most common platform (30.9%). The satisfaction ratio was 78.4%, and smartphones were commonly used by students. Based on the satisfaction of online learning, study participants from UAE had a higher mean attitude score (2.72 ± 0.98) as compared to Indian students (2.47 ± 0.77) ( < 0.027*).
The study results show that online learning was comparable to traditional method of learning. Although poor network connectivity was a deterrent for online learning among students from India and UAE, future teaching methods could inculcate online teaching methods and hence encourage blended learning as part of the teaching curriculum.
本研究的目的是比较印度和阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）两所大学的在线学习效率及结果差异。
采用经过验证的问卷，对印度一所牙科学院和阿联酋一所牙科学院的牙科学生进行横断面研究。使用SPSS 22版软件对数据进行分析，采用卡方检验、方差分析、相关性分析和回归分析进行比较。设定统计学显著性水平为<0.05。
共有491名学生回复了问卷，其中314名来自印度，177名来自阿联酋。COVID-19疫情后学生对在线学习的认知有所提高，Zoom是最常用的平台（30.9%）。满意度为78.4%，学生普遍使用智能手机。基于对在线学习的满意度，与印度学生（2.47±0.77）相比，阿联酋的研究参与者平均态度得分更高（2.72±0.98）（<0.027*）。
研究结果表明，在线学习与传统学习方法相当。尽管网络连接不佳对印度和阿联酋学生的在线学习有阻碍作用，但未来的教学方法可以融入在线教学方法，从而鼓励将混合式学习作为教学课程的一部分。
