[Table/Fig-4]:
Perception of students towards use of light microscopy, photomicrographs and virtual microscopy in case based learning (n=89).
| Questions | (%) Strongly disagree |
(%) Disagree |
(%) Neutral |
(%) Agree |
(%) Strongly agree |
(%) Overall Agreement* |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I preferred light microscopy for case based learning of oral pathology. | 3 | 28 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 33 |
| 2. | I preferred photomicrographs (book images) for case based learning of oral pathology | 2 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 45 |
| 3. | I preferred virtual microscopy for case based learning of oral pathology. | 0 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 85 |
| 4. | The present system of using light microscopy, photomicrographs and virtual microscopy for case based learning is good | 0 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 48 | 94 |
| 5. | I would prefer using only light microscope for histopathology teaching | 22 | 51 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 6. | I would prefer using only photomicrographs for histopathology teaching | 29 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 7. | I would prefer using only virtual microscopy for histopathology teaching | 9 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 22 |
| 8. | Using the virtual microscopy enhanced my learning of histopathology in Oral Pathology compared to light microscopy and photomicrographs. | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 90 |
| 9. | The maneuverable images studied with the virtual microscope were of sufficient resolution to allow identification of the required structures, tissues and cells | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 55 | 95 |
| 10. | Navigation of the images with the virtual microscope viewer was easier than that of the glass slides. | 0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 58 | 92 |
| 11. | The software viewing technology used in the virtual microscope was effective for the purposes of this course † | 0 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 45 | 92 |
| 12. | Using the virtual microscope was more fun than using the light microscope and photomicrograph | 0 | 3 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 73 |
| 13. | Using the virtual microscope during scheduled laboratory class time helped me understand the case based scenarios better than light microscope and photomicrograph | 0 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 43 | 82 |
| 14. | The histopathologic pictures taken by virtual microscope helped me to improve my understanding of the material outside the scheduled laboratory class time | 1 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 88 |
| 15. | The virtual microscopy software allowed for greater degree of collaboration with fellow students. | 0 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 44 | 84 |
| 16. | The use of virtual microscopy in case based learning of oral pathology has helped me in better understanding of clinico-pathologic correlation | 0 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 48 | 86 |
%Overall agreement*= agree% + strongly agree%
† For Q11 n=88