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

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 (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 (40.2%), while the observed frequency is 21 (55.3%). Statistically, there is a difference between expected and observed values (p<0.05). In the question "I participated in anatomy courses taught online", the expected frequency of completely agree was 1 (2.3%) while the observed frequency was 0 (0%). Statistically, there is a difference between expected and observed 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

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