Perception of Dental Students towards the usage of Online Assessment during COVID -19 Pandemic
Trupti Chordia *
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, VSPM Dental Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur-440019, Maharashtra, India.
Alka Dive
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, VSPM Dental Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur-440019, Maharashtra, India.
Anuraag Choudhary
Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, VSPM Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur-440019, Maharashtra, India.
Manoj Patil
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha-442001, Maharashtra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic have forced educational institutions to shift rapidly to distance and online learning. This study aims to explore attitude and perception of dental students towards online assessment during pandemic.
Objective: To assess student’s perception, attitudes, and readiness toward online assessment.
Methodology: A self constructed questionnaire including 10 questions was designed with 5 specialists, to improve the design ambiguity. The study was conducted through electronic media.
Results: A total of 270 dental students answered the survey. The overall response rate was 70.68%. More than 50% students are well versed with online assessment. One fourth of the participants found convenience as the advantage while 64.7% students encountered technical issue as the limitation of online assessment. There was overall positive attitude towards usage of online assessment.
Conclusions: This study showed acceptable levels of individual characteristics and system ability levels as well as the perceived importance of using online tools in dental education among the participants.
Keywords: COVID-19, online assessment (OA), dental, students, perception