Self-regulated learning perception of undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide survey in Brazil

K. Passos, H. Bezerra, AS. Leonel, F. Ramos-Perez, H. Martelli-Júnior, R. Machado, P. Bonan, DC. Perez
2021 Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry  
This study aimed to evaluate the perception of self-regulated learning of Brazilian undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted. Data were collected in 2020, through an anonymous self-administered virtual questionnaire, which comprised an initial section related to the students' sociodemographic data, category of educational institution where they enrolled, and the possible impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on family income, teaching
more » ... ctivities (maintained remotely or totally suspended), and self-perception of academic performance during e-learning. The second part comprising 31 questions related to the adapted Self-Regulated Learning Perception Scale (SRLPS). For statistical analysis, Student's t-test of independent samples, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U test were used, considering a significance of 5%. From 779 students, 425 (54.6%) reported distance learning activities during the pandemic, and 354 (45.4%) experienced complete interruption of teaching activities. Students with good performance during e-learning were more skilled in self-regulated learning when compared to those who reported regular (p = 0.026), bad (p = 0.000), and very bad (p = 0.000) performance. In addition, students who stated a good performance during e-learning were more skilled in self-regulated learning than those with fully suspended teaching activities (p = 0.000). E-learning performance of undergraduate dental students during COVID-19 pandemic influenced the self-regulated learning perception. In addition, the pandemic negatively impacted the self-regulated learning of students who experimented full suspension of teaching activities. Changes in family's income did not affect their self-regulated learning. Key words:Dental education, community health, e-learning, learning, pandemics.
doi:10.4317/jced.58452 pmid:34667493 pmcid:PMC8501857 fatcat:g6nggcurdve4zcbk2ga7mwrwnu