Students' perceptions of seminar and lecture-based teaching in restorative dentistry

In an era of self‐directed learning, it is important to seek the views of dental students regarding their learning experience. Using an anonymous questionnaire, clinical dental students’ perceptions of seminar and lecture‐based teaching in restorative dentistry were sought. 116 of 136 questionnaires...

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Published in:European journal of dental education 2000-08, Vol.4 (3), p.108-111
Main Authors: Brunton, Paul A., Morrow, Leean A., Hoad-Reddick, Gillian, McCord, J. Fraser, Wilson, Nairn H. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
dental education
Dental Restoration, Permanent
Dentistry
Dentistry, Operative - education
Humans
Learning
lecture
Problem-Based Learning
Program Evaluation
Self Efficacy
seminar
student
Students, Dental
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching - methods
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Summary:In an era of self‐directed learning, it is important to seek the views of dental students regarding their learning experience. Using an anonymous questionnaire, clinical dental students’ perceptions of seminar and lecture‐based teaching in restorative dentistry were sought. 116 of 136 questionnaires circulated were returned for analysis giving a response rate of 85%. Clinical seminars as opposed to lectures were, in the opinion of the students, a more effective way of learning, more relevant to self‐development and more interactive. Seminar‐based learning was considered to be more amenable to self‐direction than formal didactic lectures. It is concluded that the students included in this study were found to prefer seminar‐based learning opportunities as opposed to more traditional styles of learning, specifically, didactic lectures.
ISSN:1396-5883
1600-0579
DOI:10.1034/j.1600-0579.2000.040303.x