فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Dental education is considered a challenging and taxing program as on successfulcompletion one is required to attain unique and diverse competencies. There is an establishedperception that students do not enjoy their experiences in the dental institution and they alwaysdemand for certain amendments. Therefore, a dental education perceptions and metacognitionassessment tool (DEPMAT) was developed for Indian undergraduate and postgraduate dentalstudents for assessing their learning in Deemed University versus Maharashtra University of HealthSciences in Pune, Maharashtra.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted among students of fourdental colleges of two types of universities in Pune, India, using a 31‑item DEPMAT based onDundee Ready Education Environment Measure and metacognition awareness inventory using fivesubscales. Psychometric properties were also tested for this new tool. Data were analyzed usingthe SPSS software.RESULTS: Of 512 participants, 498 (96.88%) students had duly returned the questionnaire.Cronbach’s alpha coefficient value for reliability was found to be 0.87 which indicated good internalconsistency and test‑retest reliability was found to be kw = 0.76, which indicated substantial agreement.Significant difference was found among undergraduates in domains regarding their perception towardacademics, infrastructure and learning environment, and health and stress.CONCLUSION: This study suggested that the general perception toward learning among final yearpostgraduate students was positive in both the universities. However, the perception of final yearundergraduates toward learning was negative and students have suggested certain amendments inboth the universities. This study also suggested the new tool was effective in assessing the attitudeof practice of both undergraduate and postgraduate students.