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Student and staff opinion of electronic capture of data related to clinical activity
Author(s) -
Oliver Richard G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
european journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1600-0579
pISSN - 1396-5883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0579.1997.tb00006.x
Subject(s) - attendance , medical education , enthusiasm , data collection , psychology , medicine , family medicine , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , economics , economic growth
Objective : To seek the opinion of staff and students of a new electronic method for collection of data related to student clinical activity. Design : Questionnaire survey. Setting : Staff and students in the Department of Child Dental Health, Dental School, Cardiff, and staff in the Community Dental Service who undertake clinical supervision. Method : A questionnaire was circulated to all 2nd and 3rd clinical year dental undergraduate students seeking their opinion on a range of issues associated with the recently introduced bar code system of data gathering of their clinical activity and achievement. A similar questionnaire was circulated to staff who have responsibility for clinical supervision of these students. Results : A total of 102 replies were received. With the exception of 2 aspects, there was no disagreement between staff and students. An overall majority preferred the use of bar codes to other methods of data collection; bar codes were perceived to be more accurate and reliable than other methods; students were satisfied with the method of quality assessment; staff were dissatisfied ( P < 0.05). Staff were strongly in favour of extension of the use of bar codes to other clinics, whereas students were less strongly in favour ( P < 0.001); there was little enthusiasm to extend bar codes for recording attendance at lectures, seminars and other such activity. Conclusion : The new system has been accepted by staff and students alike. It has proven to be satisfactory for its intended purpose. As a result of this survey, minor adjustments to procedures will take place, and the method of assessment of clinical work will be reconsidered.