Implementation and assessment of a blended learning course in Biochemistry for Dental students

• Autor(a) principal: Tomazinho, Paulo Henrique
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Chaves, Thais Mariana Neves, Fagundes, Flávia Sens, Gabardo, Marilisa Caneiro Leão, Pizzatto, Eduardo, Gonzaga, Carla Castiglia, Brancher, João Armando
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/599
• topic: Education. Dentistry. Active Methodologies.; Educação. Odontologia. Metodologias Ativas.

The aim of the present study was to assess the performance of dental students in a blended learning course in biochemistry. Two groups were assessed: one made up of students who took the conventional course (CC) in biochemistry in 2015, and one that attended the blended learning (BL) course in biochemistry in 2016. The learning goals, the syllabus, and the assessments were the same for both groups. Students’ performance was checked by individual bimonthly classroom-based tests with similar levels of difficulty between the groups. The results were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and the level of significance was set at 0.05. A total of 198 students (54.4% female and 45.5% male) participated in the study in 2015, whereas 148 students (52.7% female) participated in the study in 2016. Students from the BL group had a better performance in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd bimesters (p<0.05). The annual average of students in the BL group was also better than that of the CC group. This study therefore suggests that the blended learning method provides students with larger knowledge gain than does the classroom-based method.