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

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

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Education

Detailed 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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 376

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
    • Faculty of Dentistry

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

5th year dental student enrolled in pediatric dentistry hybrid and distance course in Cairo university

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Other

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Hybrid learning group; students enrolled in hybrid learning pediatric dentistry course
distance learning group; students enrolled in distance learning pediatric dentistry course

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
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 Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
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

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Yasmin Mohamed, Cairo University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Yousry YM, Azab MM. Hybrid versus distance learning environment for a paediatric dentistry course and its influence on students' satisfaction: a cross-sectional study. BMC Med Educ. 2022 May 5;22(1):343. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03417-4.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 10, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): July 10, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 21, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 22, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): May 26, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 30, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 28, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: hybrid learning; distance learning; learning autonomy
• Other Study ID Numbers: Distance learning environment

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No