Investigation of the Opinions of the First-Year Students of Dentistry Who Go to Online Education on Anatomy Education After the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake

Authors : Adem TOKPINAR, Selen YILMAZ, Halil YILMAZ, Muhammet DEĞERMENCİ

Pages : 603-7

Doi:10.37990/medr.1318386

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Publication Date : 2023-09-18

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the opinions of first-year dentistry students who switched to online education after the Kahramanmaraş earthquake on anatomy education. Material and Methods: A total of 82 students, 38 males and 44 females, participated in the study. The questionnaire consisting of 14 questions was applied online. The questionnaire was Likert-type and calculated as flat coded questions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(completely disagree 1 point, disagree 2 points, no idea 3 points, agree 4 points, completely agree 5 points);. The questions were calculated as reverse coded because they expressed negativity. There were 13 questions in the questionnaire, except for the open-ended and gender-reporting question, and the highest score was 65 and the lowest score was 13. Results: The expected frequency of completely agree is 15.3 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(40.2%);, while the observed frequency is 21 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(55.3%);. Statistically, there is a difference between expected and observed values insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. In the question \`I participated in anatomy courses taught online\`, the expected frequency of completely agree was 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.3%); while the observed frequency was 0 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0%);. Statistically, there is a difference between expected and observed values insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: Since the anatomy course has too many subjects, the subject contents are difficult to learn, and it is also a basic course, it is important to conduct theoretical and practical lessons face-to-face instead of online.
Keywords : Earthquake, online education, anatomy