The Use of Social Media as an Auxiliary Tool in the Teaching-learning Process of Dental Students
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- Enrolling By Invitation
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Overall OSCE Score
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to explore dental students' perceptions of the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in supporting the teaching and learning process, particularly within the university setting. It seeks to identify gaps at the interface between information gathering, education, and ICT, providing valuable insights into students' awareness and acceptance of the content they access. The findings are expected to contribute to optimizing the use of ICT as an educational support tool, strengthening the curriculum, and preparing future dentists to better understand the interaction between ICT and teaching. Ultimately, this will help foster a generation of more qualified professionals.
详细描述
The sample will consist of 90 undergraduate students from the School of Dentistry at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), aged 18 years or older, who are regularly enrolled in the Dental Radiology course.
Recruitment will take place during the course sessions, through announcements made by the course instructors. The research team will only have access to participants' data after the student voluntarily makes contact and provides their information. All students who express interest and meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled as volunteers.
Participants will be fully informed about the objectives and procedures of the study and will sign the Informed Consent Form (ICF). Each volunteer will receive a confidential identification number, which will be linked to their responses and will allow the exclusion of their data should they choose to withdraw from the study. Withdrawal may occur at any time, without any harm or disadvantage. In case of withdrawal, the participant need only notify the principal investigator, and their data will be excluded, ensuring the anonymity of all volunteers.
The results will not be presented individually, but only in aggregate form, without any identification of participants. All data collected will be accessible only to the principal investigator and the research team.
After signing the ICF, participants will be randomly allocated, by drawing lots, into three experimental groups:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Students aged 18 years or older, of any gender.
- •Regular enrollment in the Dental Radiology course at the School of Dentistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora campus.
- •Voluntary agreement to participate in the study, confirmed by signing the Informed Consent Form.
排除标准
- •Students who report audiovisual discomfort when using smartphones or computers.
- •Individuals who are not users of social media.
- •Lack of internet access.
- •Presence of medical or psychological contraindications to the use of electronic devices.
研究组 & 干预措施
Traditional Learning Group
Teaching-learning process carried out without the inclusion of supplementary content on social media platforms.
干预措施: Traditional Learning (Behavioral)
Passive Social Media Supplement Group
Teaching-learning process supplemented with content passively accessed through social media.
干预措施: Traditional Learning (Behavioral)
Passive Social Media Supplement Group
Teaching-learning process supplemented with content passively accessed through social media.
干预措施: Passive Social Media (Behavioral)
Active Social Media Engagement Group
Teaching-learning process supplemented with content actively produced and shared through social media.
干预措施: Traditional Learning (Behavioral)
Active Social Media Engagement Group
Teaching-learning process supplemented with content actively produced and shared through social media.
干预措施: Passive Social Media (Behavioral)
Active Social Media Engagement Group
Teaching-learning process supplemented with content actively produced and shared through social media.
干预措施: Active Social Media (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Overall OSCE Score
时间窗: The assessment will be conducted at the end of each academic semester, specifically in the 15th week after the beginning of the semester, in accordance with the institution's academic calendar.
The study will use the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to assess students' clinical competencies in a standardized and objective manner. Participants will rotate through five consecutive stations designed to evaluate specific skills under controlled conditions. One active station will involve performing a periapical radiograph while following biosafety, radioprotection, and processing protocols. Four passive stations will focus on case analysis, interpretation, and clinical decision-making. Each station will include a structured checklist with predefined criteria and will be scored from zero to 100, with 100 being the best result. All participants will complete the stations in the same sequence, and the final score will be calculated by summing the points obtained and dividing by the number of stations, providing a standardized performance score, with the best result corresponding to the highest score.
次要结局
- Active Station Score(The assessment will be conducted at the end of each academic semester, specifically in the 15th week after the beginning of the semester, in accordance with the institution's academic calendar.)
- First Passive Station Score(The assessment will be conducted at the end of each academic semester, specifically in the 15th week after the beginning of the semester, in accordance with the institution's academic calendar.)
- Second Passive Station Score(The assessment will be conducted at the end of each academic semester, specifically in the 15th week after the beginning of the semester, in accordance with the institution's academic calendar.)
- Third Passive Station Score(The assessment will be conducted at the end of each academic semester, specifically in the 15th week after the beginning of the semester, in accordance with the institution's academic calendar.)
- Fourth Passive Station Score(The assessment will be conducted at the end of each academic semester, specifically in the 15th week after the beginning of the semester, in accordance with the institution's academic calendar.)
研究者
Karina Lopes Devito
PhD
Federal University of Juiz de Fora