Table 3 Comparison of 3 + 4 or 4 + 4 systems in interconnection degree b/n undergrad and DDS curriculums for Korean dental students
From: Dental students’ self-evaluation comparison between dual dental education systems in Korea
Undergrad/DDS Curriculum | 3 + 4 | 4 + 4 | t | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | |||
Overall Interconnection | 3.14 (n = 104) | 0.989 | 3.27 (n = 143) | 1027 | −0.932 | 0.352 |
Degree of connection by subjects | ||||||
Natural Sciences | 2.98 (n = 98) | 1.074 | 3.68 (n = 134) | .906 | −5.367 | < 0.001 |
Engineering | 2.79 (n = 82) | 0.923 | 3.01 (n = 132) | .961 | −1.660 | 0.098 |
Medicine | 3.93 (n = 83) | 0.894 | 3.45 (n = 117) | 1.030 | 3.390 | 0.001 |
Humanities | 2.98 (n = 109) | 0.953 | 2.59 (n = 123) | 1.039 | 2.952 | 0.003 |
Social Sciences | 2.88 (n = 98) | 0.900 | 2.55 (n = 123) | 1.034 | 2.481 | 0.014 |
Convergence Studies | 2.72 (n = 98) | 1.138 | 2.54 (n = 127) | 0.904 | 1.293 | 0.198 |
Statistics | 3.13 (n = 109) | 1.187 | 2.69 (n = 135) | 0.973 | 3.178 | 0.002 |
Life Sciences | 3.96 (n = 83) | 0.865 | 3.80 (n = 137) | 0.940 | 1.325 | 0.187 |
Earth Sciences | 2.42 (n = 97) | 1.126 | 2.17 (n = 127) | 0.977 | 1.772 | 0.780 |