Romanian dental students' learning experience related to lifestyle changes imposed by Covid-19 lockdown.
Covid-19
dental students
lockdown
online teaching
state of emergency
Journal
Medicine and pharmacy reports
ISSN: 2668-0572
Titre abrégé: Med Pharm Rep
Pays: Romania
ID NLM: 101742144
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
20
01
2022
revised:
25
06
2022
accepted:
20
07
2022
medline:
16
11
2023
pubmed:
16
11
2023
entrez:
16
11
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Romania was followed by the declaration of an Emergency State and the subsequent lockdown. As all the schools and universities ceased onsite activities, the teaching process continued exclusively online, on different platforms, such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate how the lifestyle changes imposed by the Covid-19 lockdown and online lectures influenced the learning experience of Romanian dental students, as their point of view could bring new information which might contribute to improving the teaching process. The questionnaire had 28 items, each with either a Likert Scale or a multiple-choice option and was distributed in April 2020, one month after implementation of circulation restrictions and social distancing. Compared to classical teaching, we found that the online teaching process had a lower efficiency, with a higher satisfaction level for online courses, but lower for online practical teaching activities. The absence of human interaction was found to be detrimental to the teaching process. Despite the lower efficiency of online learning, it was a good alternative that helped students continue their education in the situation created by the outbreak of Covid-19. For higher learning efficiency, a compromise method consisting of online courses and onsite practical training could be a better alternative.
Sections du résumé
Background and aim
UNASSIGNED
The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Romania was followed by the declaration of an Emergency State and the subsequent lockdown. As all the schools and universities ceased onsite activities, the teaching process continued exclusively online, on different platforms, such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
Objectives
UNASSIGNED
The aim of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate how the lifestyle changes imposed by the Covid-19 lockdown and online lectures influenced the learning experience of Romanian dental students, as their point of view could bring new information which might contribute to improving the teaching process.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
The questionnaire had 28 items, each with either a Likert Scale or a multiple-choice option and was distributed in April 2020, one month after implementation of circulation restrictions and social distancing.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Compared to classical teaching, we found that the online teaching process had a lower efficiency, with a higher satisfaction level for online courses, but lower for online practical teaching activities. The absence of human interaction was found to be detrimental to the teaching process.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Despite the lower efficiency of online learning, it was a good alternative that helped students continue their education in the situation created by the outbreak of Covid-19. For higher learning efficiency, a compromise method consisting of online courses and onsite practical training could be a better alternative.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37970192
doi: 10.15386/mpr-2482
pii: cm-96-427
pmc: PMC10642734
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
427-433Références
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