The Impact of COVID-19 on Educational Climate in Dental Students - A Cross Sectional Study
Marta Relvas
,
Cristina Cabral
,
Filomena Salazar
,
Paula López-Jarana
,
Márcia Rocha
,
Rosana Costa
,
Luis Monteiro
,
Maria Gonçalves
Students' perception of educational climate influences academic performance, and its analysis provides essential information to improve it. To eva.
- Pub. date: January 15, 2024
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Students' perception of educational climate influences academic performance, and its analysis provides essential information to improve it. To evaluate the perception of 3rd and 5th grade students regarding educational climate, before and during the pandemic. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed involving dental students, who answered the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire. The overall DREEM and its 5 subscales were analyzed evaluating two period times, before and during the pandemic. There were statistically significant differences when comparing the results obtained by 3rd and 5th grade students, before and during the pandemic, with effect magnitude from high to very high. It is noteworthy that 3rd graders have more positive perceptions compared to 5th graders. The 3rd year students felt more strongly the difficulties inherent to the COVID-19 pandemic. While in the 3rd year the students had less Educational Climate during the pandemic, the 5th year student had better Educational Climate in this period, perhaps because they maintain the face-to-face clinical classes. A negative point is associated with the scarce support system for students with stress problems. COVID-19 pandemic affected the perception of the Educational Climate, with a significant difference between of 3rd and 5th year dental students.
Keywords: COVID-19, DREEM, educational climate.
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