Students' attitudes towards and use of computer-assisted learning in oral radiology over a 10-year period.
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Dento maxillo facial radiology
- Vol. 26 (2) , 132-136
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600212
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To compare the attitudes towards CAL of today's dental students with those 10 years ago and to assess the use of CAL over a 10-year period. METHODS A questionnaire was given to 40 current dental students containing 15 identical questions to those asked 10 years previously. Attitudes were ranked on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). Over the entire period, 420 students (mean = 42 students/year, range 33-56) used the programs. The material consisted of interactive computer-based teaching programs on: intraoral radiography, X-ray density and sharpness, basic radiation physics, radiation biology, X-ray apparatus and a multiple choice bank. A central computer served the PCs which the students could use as they required. Each program start was recorded at the server. Due to rebuilding and change of server, no data were sampled during 7 months of 1991. RESULTS Overall, there was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) between students' attitudes in 1996 and 1985. Two questions were scored s...Keywords
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