Distance and Hybrid Learning for Dental Student During COVID-19 Pandemic

Education Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparative Evaluation of the Learning Environment of Pediatric Dentistry Course Through Hybrid Learning Versus Distance Learning

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04401371
• Other study ID #: Distance learning environment
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: July 10, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To assess dental student opinion about distance educational learning environment during COVID-19 Pandemic and to assess their satisfaction with Hybrid learning

Description:

Coronavirus crisis has caused disturbance in the provision of education all over the world. In Egypt institutions of higher education has taken the decision to temporarily suspend attendance in universities and to keep it closed for student during this pandemic.

Cairo university overcome this problem by avoiding gathering and facilitating the continuity of education for all through remote learning.

In faculty of dentistry Cairo university, pediatric dentistry course coordinators and instructors made modifications in their course which is taught to 5th year dental student.

These modification included continuation of lectures and group sections through distance learning, while postponing any clinical work to avoid direct contact with patient.

In the next academic year the same course was taught in different way through hybrid learning

So the aim of the study was to compare education learning environment experiences among 5th year dental students enrolled in pediatric dentistry course through hybrid learning versus distance learning and to assess students satisfaction with hybrid learning , which will spot the light on strong and weak points in order to provide better education and improve their experiences.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 376
• Est. completion date: July 10, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: May 10, 2021
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• all 5th year dental student enrolled in pediatric dentistry hybrid and distance course in Cairo university was invited to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• incomplete questionnaire

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of Dentistry	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Comparative evaluation of education learning environment experiences among dental students enrolled in pediatric dentistry course in hybrid versus distance learning during COVID-19 crisis	outcome was measured by using DELES questionnaire with five items likert scale ( : 5 = always, 4 = often, 3 = sometimes, 2 = seldom, 1 = never. ranging from always to never with always representing maximum and never representing minimum always is best and never means worse questionnaire with five items likert scale ( : 5 = always, 4 = often, 3 = sometimes, 2 = seldom, 1 = never. ranging from always to never with always representing maximum and never representing minimum always is best and never means worse	1 year
Secondary	assessment of student satisfaction with the created environment in hybrid learning of pediatric dentistry course	outcome was measured by using satisfaction scale which included eight questions with answers ranging from 5 = strongly agree, 4 = agree, 3 = neither agree or disagree, 2 = disagree, 1 = strongly disagree	10 days