Zhixin Zhang, Gang Xu, Jing Gao, Lu Wang, Yonghai Zhu, Zhiyong Li, Wei Zhou
Effects of E-Learning Environment Use on Visual Function of Elementary and Middle School Students: A Two-Year Assessment-Experience from China
International journal of environmental research and public health
purpose accreditation standards require dental hygiene graduates enter profession selfassessment skills imperative dental hygiene education foster selfassessment skills throughout curriculum purpose research evaluate effect selfassessment strategies clinical competence technical skill development document student perspectives effects participating selfassessment activitiesmethods students enrolled preclinical course n50 attended baseline lecture introducing selfassessment throughout semester students performed selfassessment activities consisted reviewing recordings hands demonstrating instrumentation principles students used selfassessment form evaluate performance provide plan improve selfidentified deficiencies scores competency exams analyzed using chisquare tests determine whether significant relationship selfassessment clinical competency scores final competency evaluation compared previous academic year control group using descriptive statistics qualitative survey including items clinical performance deficiencies preparedness ability learn autonomously selfconfidence critical thinking active engagement learning distributed students successfully completed courseresults chisquare analysis determined statistical significance p 039 technical skill development student groups n50 exposed n56 selfassessment strategies total 21 participants 44 completed survey end course results revealed heightened selfawareness confidence enhanced skill development significance selfassessment increased student engagement desire instructor feedbackconclusion selfassessment impact clinical competency may useful fostering selfcorrection instrumentation errors students felt participation selfassessment activities helped effectively evaluate performance improve skillset increase engagement strengthen selfawareness confidence critical thinking