Enhancing Dental Education: Impact of Remote Teaching on Dental Students' Academic Performance in Orthodontics-A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Remote teaching strategies have been widely adapted in recent years but their impact on dental students' learning outcomes is less well understood. The aim of this mixed-method pilot study was to examine the impact of remote teaching on undergraduate dental student's learning outcome as assessed by examination performance and student feedback in an orthodontics course.

Methods

Out of the lectures (19 in total), 10 were delivered remotely (live online lecture or video recording) and 9 as traditional classroom teaching in 2023. The course examination, completed by 47 of the 48 course participants, consisted of 38 single best answer multiple choice questions with 2 questions dedicated to each lecture topic.

Results

The average lecture attendance was 83% of the

SUBMITTER: Arponen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11533226 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature