Appreciation of Virtual Teaching Compared to Face-to-Face Teaching During the SARS-Cov-2 Pandemic by Clinical Students in Undergraduate Dentistry

Mamani-Cori V.; Taco-Hanccoccallo Y.E.; Padilla-Cáceres T.C.; Caballero-Apaza L.M.; Cervantes-Alagón S.L. · Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (2023) · DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31007-2_47

Resumen

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the appreciation of virtual teaching in contrast to face-to-face teaching by undergraduate clinical students of Dentistry. The research was conducted with a quantitative, descriptive, and prospective approach, the population was undergraduate Dentistry clinical students, and the sample was collected according to selection criteria: undergraduate Dentistry clinical students who agreed to participate voluntarily, who have taken and completed at least two clinical subjects virtually during the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic, who have taken and completed at least two clinical subjects face-to-face before the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic. Single variable appreciation of virtual teaching in contrast to face-to-face teaching was measured by a questionnaire validated in 2021. The questionnaire applied had a Cronbach's α = 0,979; in addition, it showed that 30,4% of clinical students disagreed/strongly disagreed with virtual teaching in contrast to face-to-face teaching and only 26.1% agreed, although 43.5% were undecided. It is concluded that a considered percentage of Dentistry clinical students disagreed/strongly disagreed with virtual teaching in contrast to face-to-face teaching. However, most clinical students had a confused appreciation.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano