Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of Periodontology

Background and objective: Periodical evaluation of educational curriculum is of great importance to know the strength and weakness, and thus success in education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the accomplishment of educational objective and related factors in senior students of th...

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Main Authors: Parviz Torkzaban, mahdi Kadkhodazadeh, Sepideh Seyedzadeh Sabou, Alireza Soltanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Education Development
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Online Access:http://zums.ac.ir/edujournal/article-1-736-fa.pdf
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author Parviz Torkzaban
mahdi Kadkhodazadeh
Sepideh Seyedzadeh Sabou
Alireza Soltanian
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Sepideh Seyedzadeh Sabou
Alireza Soltanian
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description Background and objective: Periodical evaluation of educational curriculum is of great importance to know the strength and weakness, and thus success in education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the accomplishment of educational objective and related factors in senior students of the periodontolgy department of dental school of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences in the year 2011-12. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study 28 senior students attending the periodontology department participated in the study and their theoretical and practical knowledge were evaluated based on a prepared checklist and questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using Fisher’s exact test. Results: According to the results, the educational objectives accomplished by senior students of the periodontology ward were desirable by %3.6, almost desirable by %60.7 and not desirable by %35.7. Achievement of educational objectives showed a correlation between sex and admission allotment (P<0.05). Conclusion: This study showed that the educational objective achievement by senior students of the periodontology department adding up desirable and almost desirable values was good by %64.3. Knowing the strength and weakness of the educational curriculum could be very useful to achieve educational goals. Keywords: Educational assessment, Dental student, Curriculum, Dental education.
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spelling doaj.art-9d1812e626cb44aea0e4cc9bf1c067a12023-09-02T02:34:25ZengZanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesJournal of Medical Education Development2251-95212251-95212017-06-0192319Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of PeriodontologyParviz Torkzabanmahdi KadkhodazadehSepideh Seyedzadeh SabouAlireza SoltanianBackground and objective: Periodical evaluation of educational curriculum is of great importance to know the strength and weakness, and thus success in education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the accomplishment of educational objective and related factors in senior students of the periodontolgy department of dental school of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences in the year 2011-12. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study 28 senior students attending the periodontology department participated in the study and their theoretical and practical knowledge were evaluated based on a prepared checklist and questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using Fisher’s exact test. Results: According to the results, the educational objectives accomplished by senior students of the periodontology ward were desirable by %3.6, almost desirable by %60.7 and not desirable by %35.7. Achievement of educational objectives showed a correlation between sex and admission allotment (P<0.05). Conclusion: This study showed that the educational objective achievement by senior students of the periodontology department adding up desirable and almost desirable values was good by %64.3. Knowing the strength and weakness of the educational curriculum could be very useful to achieve educational goals. Keywords: Educational assessment, Dental student, Curriculum, Dental education.http://zums.ac.ir/edujournal/article-1-736-fa.pdfEducational assessmentDental studentCurriculumDental education
spellingShingle Parviz Torkzaban
mahdi Kadkhodazadeh
Sepideh Seyedzadeh Sabou
Alireza Soltanian
Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of Periodontology
Journal of Medical Education Development
Educational assessment
Dental student
Curriculum
Dental education
title Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of Periodontology
title_full Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of Periodontology
title_fullStr Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of Periodontology
title_full_unstemmed Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of Periodontology
title_short Achievement of Educational Objectives by Senior Dental Students at the Department of Periodontology
title_sort achievement of educational objectives by senior dental students at the department of periodontology
topic Educational assessment
Dental student
Curriculum
Dental education
url http://zums.ac.ir/edujournal/article-1-736-fa.pdf
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