Open AccessPerception of Dental Students towards the usage of Online Assessment during COVID -19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Trupti Dinesh Chordia,
Alka Dive,
Anuraag B Choudhary,
Manoj Patil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60a34497
Subject(s) - perception , pandemic , covid-19 , psychology , medical education , ambiguity , online learning , computer assisted web interviewing , distance education , applied psychology , multimedia , medicine , mathematics education , computer science , disease , pathology , marketing , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty) , business , programming language
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic have forced educational institutions to shift rapidly to distance and online learning. This study aims to explore attitude and perception of dental students towards online assessment during pandemic.
Objective: To assess student’s perception, attitudes, and readiness toward online assessment.
Methodology: A self constructed questionnaire including 10 questions was designed with 5 specialists, to improve the design ambiguity. The study was conducted through electronic media.
Results: A total of 270 dental students answered the survey. The overall response rate was 70.68%. More than 50% students are well versed with online assessment. One fourth of the participants found convenience as the advantage while 64.7% students encountered technical issue as the limitation of online assessment. There was overall positive attitude towards usage of online assessment.
Conclusions: This study showed acceptable levels of individual characteristics and system ability levels as well as the perceived importance of using online tools in dental education among the participants.