Sathyanarayanan Ramarao, Usha Sathyanarayanan
CRA Grid - A preliminary development and calibration of a paper-based objectivization of caries risk assessment in undergraduate dental education
Journal of conservative dentistry : JCD
present study aims evaluate students perceptions different types written assessment within context dental materials science identify various learning styles exhibited dental students well gender ethnicity may influence perceptions assessment methods study conducted among secondyear dental students dental materials science class students participated mock assessment included extended matching questions emqs single correct answer sca questions online questionnaire comprising three sections demographic information honey mumfords learning styles questionnaire 15 closedended questionnaire items employing 5point likert scale administered assess students perceptions assessment methods statistical analyses conducted using kruskalwallis test mannwhitney u test posthoc bonferroni test 70 students participated study majority female chinese activist learners median total scores among various learning styles gender ethnicity exhibit significant differences analysis individual questionnaire items revealed mixed perceptions regarding emqs reflectors generally held positive perceptions emqs theorists showed lowest total median scores toward emqs students prefer emqs scas students expressed confusion emqs especially theorist learning style although students generally showed good perceptions towards assessment methods research needed better understand interplay learning styles assessment preferences educational outcomes dental education