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. 2023 Aug 8;23:556. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04544-2

Table 4.

Comparison of students’ and lecturers’ perception regarding the didactic benefit and motivation of online learning

Students without patient contact Students with patient contact Item description Lecturers
M (SD) N M (SD) N M (SD) N
2.21 (1.22) 47 2.95 (1.27) 60 The quality and quantity of knowledge has remained unchanged among students during online learning (compared to solely face-to-face teaching). 3.58 (1.23) 36
2.57 (1.19) 82 2.61 (1.19) 62 By participating on the online learning, I feel well prepared for the practical part of education./Preparing students for the practical courses works well with online learning formats. 3.11 (1.22) 37
1.99 (0.98) 90 1.98 (0.97) 64 The theoretical teaching content is easy to learn with online learning./ The theoretical teaching content is easy to teach with online learning. 2.38 (0.98) 37
3.09 (1.34) 89 3.17 (1.38) 64 In generally, I prefer face-to-face rather than online learning. 2.12 (0.84) 34
1.88 (1.07) 90 1.83 (0.97) 64 I think online learning formats belong to modern teaching in dentistry. 1.87 (0.78) 38
2.15 (0.97) 95 2.29 (1.07) 63 The use of new digital teaching methods (e.g. online teaching) motivates me to learn./ The use of new digital teaching methods (e.g. online teaching) motivates me to teach. 2.4 (1.0) 35
3.96 (1.08) 89 3.63 (1.26) 63 I do not feel comfortable participating to online learning formats because I miss the communication in person with the lecturers./ I do not feel comfortable teaching online learning formats because I miss the communication in person with students. 3.03 (1.45) 33
4.02 (1.18) 87 4.00 (1.22) 63 In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning formats were useful, but beyond the pandemic, they should not find further application in dental curriculum. 3.82 (1.27) 38
n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. I perceived the students to be disciplined and attentive during the digital teaching formats. 2.84 (1.27) 31

M = mean, SD = standard deviation, N = number of valid answers. Type of answer: 1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree