Dental student’s perception of distance education
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2014-07-01
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Fagundes Freire, Ana Carolina da Graça [UNESP]
Saliba Garbin, Cléa Adas [UNESP]
Saliba Rovida, Tania Adas [UNESP]
Reis dos SAntos, Renata [UNESP]
Góis, Bruno Cabus [UNESP]
Reatto, Diogo [UNESP]
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Introduction: distance education is defined as a learning mode in which pedagogical and didactic mediation in teaching and learning processes is characterized by the use of information and communication means and technology by both teachers and students, and the development of educational activities at different settings and technologyand. Objective: evaluate the knowledge obtained by students from the last year of Odontology about distance education and their opinions about the subject. Methods: across-sectional descriptive exploratory study was conducted. Of the total 140 university students, 120 participated in the study. A self-applied questionnaire was developed with questions related to the student, the use of the Internet and distance education. The professional updating alternatives included were graduate courses and subscription to newspapers. Results: 29.2 % of the students use the Internet on a daily basis; only one student stated that he did not use the Internet. Of the students interviewed, 63.34 % did not know any form of distance education. As a consequence, 97.5 % had never taken part in a distance education course and 62.5 % stated that they did not know whether they would. Conclusions: results show that odontology students are prejudiced against nontraditional learning modes, though they use the Internet on a regular basis. Despite the existence of legislation regulating distance education, students are still concerned about its quality and legality.
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Continuing education, Distance education, Training in odontology
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Revista Cubana de Estomatologia, v. 51, n. 3, p. 348-357, 2014.