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Students’ perceptions of fairness and accuracy in clinical practice evaluation

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 62(9); 2024 > Article
The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2024;62(9):555-564.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2024.62.9.002    Published online September 30, 2024.
임상 실습 유형과 평가 방식에 따른 평가의 공정성과 정확성에 대한 학생들의 인식도
강은희1  , 박신영2 
1서울대학교 미래치의학센터
2서울대학교 치의학대학원 치의학교육학교실
Students’ perceptions of fairness and accuracy in clinical practice evaluation
Eunhee Kang1  , Shin-Young Park2 
1Center for Future Dentistry, Seoul National University
2Department of Dental Education, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University
Correspondence:  Shin-Young Park, Tel: +82-2-740-8667, 
Email: nalby99@snu.ac.kr
Received: 4 July 2024   • Revised: 9 July 2024   • Accepted: 2 August 2024
Abstract
Objectives
This study aims to investigate dental students' perceptions regarding the evaluation of clinical practice and to explore the factors influencing these perceptions.
Methods
An online survey was conducted targeting third and fourth-year dental students from 11 nationwide dental schools. The survey focused on their perceptions of the accuracy and fairness of two clinical practices: 1) clinical clerkship in specialty clinics, and 2) direct patient care in pre-doctoral treatment centers. Additionally, the effects of different clerkship models (disciplinary block, longitudinal integrated), evaluation units (individual subject, integrated subject), and grading systems (grading, pass/fail) were assessed.
Results
The overall perception of fairness and accuracy in clinical practice evaluation was found to be low. Students in disciplinary block clinical practice settings reported lower perceptions of evaluation accuracy and fairness compared to those in longitudinal integrated or mixed schedule types. Furthermore, the grading system influenced the perception of fairness and accuracy in the evaluation of clinical practices. Regarding direct patient care in pre-doctoral treatment centers, the evaluation units significantly impacted students' perceptions, although the grading system did not. Groups with grading systems showed lower perceptions compared to those with pass/fail or mixed evaluation systems.
Conclusion
The study reveals that dental students perceive clinical practice evaluations as generally unfair and inaccurate, particularly within disciplinary block schedules. To improve future dental education, adopting longitudinal integrated schedules could be considered to enhance the perceived fairness and accuracy of clinical practice evaluations.
Key Words: clinical practice, clinical clerkship model, perception, evaluation, fairness and accuracy


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