Clinical trial NCT04401371: Distance and Hybrid Learning for Dental Student During COVID-19 Pandemic
Official title: Comparative Evaluation of the Learning Environment of Pediatric Dentistry Course Through Hybrid Learning Versus Distance Learning
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Education
Keywords: hybrid learning
distance learning
learning autonomy
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-05-26
Enrollment: 376
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: 5th year dental student enrolled in pediatric dentistry hybrid and distance course in Cairo university

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

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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Comparative evaluation of education learning environment experiences among dental students enrolled in pediatric dentistry course in hybrid versus distance learning during COVID-19 crisis
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: assessment of student satisfaction with the created environment in hybrid learning of pediatric dentistry course
timeFrame: 10 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of Dentistry
Study officials:
affiliation: Cairo University
name: Yasmin Mohamed
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: 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.