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Table 6 Comparison of theoretical knowledge before and after course completion (student self-assessment)

From: COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on dental education: digitalization – progress or regress? Example of an online hands-on course

Theoretical knowledge of the course content1

before

Abstentions:

0

1 (extremely bad):

13 (6.3%)

2:

19 (9.3%)

3:

19 (9.3%)

4:

26 (12.7%)

5:

23 (11.2%)

6:

22 (10.7%)

7:

22 (10.7%)

8:

24 (11.7%)

9:

24 (11.7%)

10 (very good):

13 (6.3%)

Median:

6.00

IQR:

5

after

Abstentions:

0

1 (extremely bad):

1 (0.5%)

2:

1 (0.5%)

3:

2 (1.0%)

4:

0 (0%)

5:

2 (1.0%)

6:

8 (3.9%)

7:

28 (13.7%)

8:

63 (30.7%)

9:

78 (38.0%)

10 (very good):

22 (10.7%)

Median:

8.00

IQR:

1

Wilcoxon signed-rank test, p = Significance level: 0.05

 < 0.001

  1. 1Rating on a Likert scale from 1 (extremely bad) to 10 (very good)
  2. IQR Interquartile Range