Introduction
Reviewing the curriculum of universities is a steady, needed, and unavoidable phenomenon. Like different scientific fields, dentistry can also be influenced by exterior components and the event of interdisciplinary developments (1). Therefore, it’s essential to replace its curriculum in step with scientific and environmental modifications. Therefore, it’s essential to replace the curriculum in step with the scientific developments and environmental modifications. On the opposite hand, reviewing medical training is inevitable because of its responsiveness to world tendencies in healthcare, new applied sciences, rising ailments, new affected person expectations, the explosion of data, and the rise in details about the human physique (2).
Research signifies that dental graduates have reported that their expertise and skills are less than the specified degree (3). For instance, the examine performed by Razavi et al. (1) demonstrated that programs in anatomical sciences and oral well being and society had the very best alignment with the job necessities of dentists, whereas programs in parasitology and biostatistics had the bottom alignment.
Evaluation of the dentistry curriculum could be executed from numerous views. One of the necessary sources in figuring out the targets of curriculum packages is the learner, who ought to have the content material of the packages aligned with their wants (4, 5). One of the essential and efficient options in figuring out the standard of scientific training is to look at the opinions of the dentistry pupil (5).
The CIPP analysis mannequin (Context, Input, Process, Product), a management-oriented analysis mannequin, facilitates program analysis all through and following implementation throughout 4 dimensions: context, enter, course of, and output (6).
The objective of evaluating the context is to supply a logical framework for figuring out instructional objectives. It additionally entails analytical efforts to determine related components within the studying atmosphere and to determine issues, wants, and alternatives in a context or instructional state of affairs. Input analysis helps in designing and deciding on applicable strategies to attain the objectives (7). Process analysis is carried out to determine or predict implementation issues in the midst of instructional actions and to evaluate the desirability of the method of implementing these actions Product analysis is performed to guage the effectiveness of instructional actions (8). In truth, the outcomes of this system are in contrast with this system’s objectives, and the connection between expectations and precise outcomes is decided.
A examine performed in 2021 by Rashidi Meybodi et al. (9) Conducted to look at the standard of periodontics instructional program in Yazd University of Medical Sciences utilizing the CIPP mannequin. The outcomes of this examine indicated that within the periodontics division, enter, course of and product had been undesirable for the scholars. Based on the above data, it appears that evidently the dental curriculum in Iran ought to be evaluated and assessed to forestall a decline in world high quality requirements and irreparable harm to well being. So, the purpose of this examine was to evaluation of high quality of the overall course of dentistry program utilizing the CIPP mannequin as one of the necessary and extensively used fashions for analysis from the view level of the scholars after which look at the connection of its dimensions with demographic variables.
Materials and strategies
Population and sampling
Measurement
The knowledge assortment was after the examine authorised by the Ethics Committee in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (Ethics Code: IR.AJUMS.REC.1402.498).
Standard CIPP analysis mannequin questionnaire
The questionnaire above has been designed and validated by Mahshid AbdiShahshahani et.al based mostly on the CIPP mannequin for evaluating numerous instructional programs. This questionnaire consisted of two components. The first half included demographic data corresponding to age, gender, tutorial semester, grade level common (GPA), and degree of curiosity within the subject of examine. The second a part of the questionnaire consisted of 156 questions in 4 domains: context, enter, course of, and output. To consider the responses, A 5-point Likert scale was used from very excessive, excessive, average, low, to very low and the vary is calculated by (5 – 1). The complete scores had been calculated and divided by the variety of questions. If the ultimate rating for every area was lower than 3.7, the standing of that area was thought of undesirable; if it was between 3.7 and 4, the standing was weak, and if it was between 4 and 5, the standing was average, and above 5, the standing was thought of fascinating. To assess the validity of the questionnaires, formal and content material validity had been used, and by way of the alignment of the questionnaire gadgets with the analysis matter and targets, specialists confirmed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, with values estimated at (0.98, 0.96, 0.98, 0.98), respectively (6).
Data evaluation
Results
A complete of 245 contributors had been included within the examine. 160 contributors had been males (65.3%) and 85 contributors had been ladies (34.7%). More than half of the contributors had been 24 years outdated or youthful (58.8%), whereas And the opposite contributors, 101 participant (41.2%) had been over the 24 years outdated. The distribution of contributors based mostly on their grade level common Students had been measured GPA was as follows: solely 24 people (9.8%) had a GPA of 18 or increased, and almost half of them (53.3%) had a GPA between 17.9 and 16. Regarding the extent of curiosity within the tutorial subject of examine, 148 contributors (60%) had a excessive or very excessive degree of curiosity, solely 21 contributors (8.6%) had a low degree of curiosity, and the remaining contributors had a mean degree of curiosity of their the educational subject of examine (Table 1).
Table 1. Demographic and background traits of contributors (n = 245).
In Table 2, the Mean (SD) of the 4 dimensions of CIPP mannequin, together with context, enter, course of, and output, are proven. Overall, this system high quality on this examine was reported as undesirable in all dimensions. Among these dimensions, “output” had the very best common, whereas “ ” had the bottom common.
Table 2. Mean and SD after all’s analysis dimensions based mostly on CIPP mannequin.
According to the outcomes of Table 3, a big distinction was noticed within the imply rating of output dimension amongst female and male dentistry college students taking part within the examine. Although the output rating is undesirable in each age teams, from the attitude of feminine in comparison with males, Jundi Shapur Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences has been extra profitable in attaining the specified effectiveness of the overall dentistry education schemes (outputs) (P = 0.020).
Table 3. Mean and SD of CIPP mannequin’s dimensions based mostly on gender distinction.
Based on the outcomes of Table 4, within the context dimension, fifth-semester college students had considerably completely different opinions in comparison with ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth-semester college students, contemplating the college extra profitable within the context of the overall dentistry training program. Seventh-semester college students additionally reported increased imply rating within the context dimension in comparison with ninth and eleventh-semester college students (P = 0.05). In the enter dimension, fifth-semester college students reported increased imply rating in comparison with ninth and eleventh-semester college students.
Table 4. Mean and SD of CIPP mannequin’s dimensions based mostly on semesters.
Based on the outcomes of Table 5 from the attitude of scholars who had a GPA of 18 and above, the Jundishapur Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences has been extra profitable in attaining the desirability of the academic packages of the overall dental course (output) in comparison with the opposite two GPA teams (P = 0.012).
Table 5. Mean and SD of CIPP mannequin’s dimensions based mostly on GPA.
Discussion
Based on our analysis, the current examine is the primary paper on the academic standing of the overall dentistry program at Jundishapur Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. The findings of this analysis point out that the overall dentistry instructional program confronted difficulties in attaining its instructional targets in all areas and had undesirable high quality in all dimensions throughout.
According to the findings of the current examine, the standard of the academic program was undesirable within the context dimension. More than 50% of the scholars talked about the student-to-teacher ratio, inadequate scientific departments and working rooms, lack of pupil relaxation areas, insufficient laptop programs, lack of applicable diet services within the college, insufficient monetary funds, and unsuitable instructional supplies as causes for the poor high quality of the academic context. The outcomes of this examine had been inconsistent with the findings of Makarem et al. (10) and Rashidi et al. (9). In the examine by Rashidi et al. (9), the standard of instructional program was examined in periodontics and oral well being departments at Yazd University of Medical Sciences, It was demonstrated within the examine that the context high quality was comparatively fascinating within the periodontics and oral well being departments. Furthermore, in accordance with the findings of the current examine, within the analysis performed by Jafari et al. (11) on the School of Dentistry in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, college students expressed dissatisfaction with the dearth of adequate instructional gear, insufficient human sources, and inadequate provision of ample areas.
One attainable cause for this distinction could possibly be that the majority college students of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences have achieved increased rankings within the nationwide entrance examination in comparison with Yazd University of Medical Sciences, and due to this fact have increased expectations from the accepted college. Another necessary cause is the comparatively restricted bodily area of the dental college, which is clear within the associated responses relating to the dearth of appropriate follow rooms, inadequate area for the varsity’s cafeteria, inadequate area for scientific departments, and lack of devoted areas for college students. It appears that allocating extra space to the dental college is important to deal with this problem. It is strongly really helpful to arrange programs for using instructional movies as one other answer to reinforce the standard of instructional program context.
Based on the findings of the current examine, the enter was thought of undesirable. The evaluation of the outcomes confirmed that, the content material and academic targets, instructional services, supplied programs, sequence and logical connection between the programs, laptop and library services had been all thought of undesirable. One of crucial issues within the subject of inner knowledge was that 60% of the scholars recognized issues within the lack of compatibility between the variety of college students and the “instructional and leisure services” and the “sports activities and leisure services”. It appears higher to rethink the rise within the capability of dental fields or allocate extra monetary sources to supply instructional, cultural, and welfare services. In the examine by Tabari et al. (12), the evaluation of the outcomes confirmed that, the content material and academic targets, instructional services, the variety of attendees (sufferers), the variety of professors, the talents of professors, and the supervision of scholars’ efficiency had been fascinating. In the examine by Makarem et al. (10), the standard of intraoperative education schemes within the periodontics division and within the social oral well being and dentistry division was comparatively passable, which contradicted the current examine. It is feasible that as a result of presentation of a excessive quantity of content material within the curriculum, theory-based training will not be in step with sensible wants, and this lack of coherence stands out as the cause. On the opposite hand, variations within the therapy protocols utilized by professors in numerous teams, in addition to the dearth of alignment of some therapy with the protocols offered within the references, could be causes for college students’ acquired views. Despite these potential shortcomings, additional investigation is required to seek out attainable options and tackle them.
Based on the findings of the current examine, the method dimension had been thought of undesirable. The analysis of the method is carried out to be able to determine or predict government issues in the midst of instructional actions and the desirability of the implementation course of of those actions. In the current examine, the dearth of significance given to pupil opinions in planning, the dearth of welfare services within the division, and the mismatch between the variety of college students and the bodily area had been among the many most necessary areas of low-quality processes. One of the components evaluated within the scope of the method was using modern educating strategies for higher studying of learners and using new scientific coaching services to enhance the academic degree, which in accordance with 56% of scholars, modern educating strategies weren’t used, and in accordance with 58% of scholars, new coaching services weren’t utilized. In distinction to the current examine, Jafari et al. (11) reported comparatively fascinating high quality scores for instructional program processes. Similarly, in Rashidi Meybodi et al.’s examine (9), within the oral well being group of Yazd University of Medical Sciences, all 4 areas had been of fascinating high quality.
From the attitude of scholars, the weaknesses that existed within the product had been: the dearth of teamwork amongst college students and professors, inappropriate suggestions from college officers in scientific training, inappropriate buyer satisfaction and orientation, and inappropriate value discount and effectivity. Alongside the current examine, the standard of the training program at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences was additionally undesirable (10). A qualitative examine by Kham Verdi et al. (13) at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences on graduates of the overall dental program confirmed that the achievement of instructional objectives in theoretical training for the restorative group was fascinating, which contradicted the outcomes of the current examine. In the analysis by AliMohammadi et al.(14) Conducted at Rafsanjan Medical School, the product was comparatively evaluated as fascinating, which was not in step with the outcomes of the current examine. It appears essential to undertake methods to enhance the academic expertise of scholars and guarantee applicable and fascinating interplay between officers and college students.
Based on the findings of the current examine, from the attitude of feminine college students in comparison with males, Jundishapur Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences has been extra profitable in attaining the desirability of the product of basic dentistry training program. This examine is in distinction to the examine by Rashidi Meybodi et al. (15), by which no important distinction was noticed between the opinions of feminine and male college students within the 4 domains of CIPP within the periodontics course. In the examine by Zamanzad et al. (16), it was additionally reported that gender didn’t play a big position within the satisfaction with the standard of scientific course training at Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. It appears that discovering the attainable causes of those variations requires additional investigation, however it’s attainable that these variations are because of societal expectations and tradition, which impose higher stress on males to attaining skilled success{Rafatjah, 2012 #163}. Therefore, these stress stands out as the causes for these variations.
Furthermore, the current examine has proven that eleventh-semester college students have the least satisfaction in all dimensions apart from the method in comparison with college students 1 yr under themselves. The findings of the current examine had been in step with Rashidi et al. (9) Study, as in that examine, each teams of periodontics and oral well being departments reported that eleventh-semester college students have the least satisfaction. It appears that the rise in consciousness and perception of scholars in increased semester, in addition to their curiosity in steady studying and their stress for getting into the job market, has created a basic dissatisfaction amongst this group of scholars; whereas the extent of satisfaction might enhance barely within the thirteenth semester as a result of acquisition of extra expertise and expertise.
According to the findings of the current examine, there was a big distinction within the output dimension of the overall dental training program amongst college students with completely different GPAs. In different phrases, from the attitude of scholars who had a GPA of 18 and above, Jundishapur Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences has been extra profitable in attaining the desirability output of the academic program for basic dental training. Very few research have thought of the necessary variable of scholars’ GPA in evaluating their high quality of the academic program. Based on the analysis staff’s searches, solely within the examine of Mirzaei Alavijeh et al{Mirzaei-Alavijeh, 2021 #165}, had examined this variable, and confirmed a relationship between excessive GPA and higher analysis of the academic program course of. It appears that this relationship signifies the significance of applicable evaluation strategies in coaching and the importance of contemplating college students’ opinions in implementing the specified instructional packages.
Conclusion
Despite the 2012 updates aimed toward tackling points like overcrowding and restricted elective programs within the dental curriculum, pupil notion means that the specified high quality stays elusive. The newest revisions seem to have fallen quick in boosting pupil satisfaction. The presence of dynamic younger college members and ample sources lays the muse for progress. Acknowledging these findings and fascinating stakeholders, notably college students, can amplify effectiveness and drive instructional program enhancements for total enchancment.
Data availability assertion
Ethics assertion
The research involving people had been authorised by the Ethics Committee in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (Ethics Code: IR.AJUMS.REC.1402.498). The research had been performed in accordance with the native laws and institutional necessities. Written knowledgeable consent for participation on this examine was offered by the contributors’ authorized guardians/subsequent of kin.
Author contributions
FB: Supervision, Writing – evaluation and modifying. ME: Project administration, Writing – unique draft. MC: Conceptualization, Formal evaluation, Supervision, Writing – evaluation and modifying.
Funding
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the contributors, subject staff, and co-researchers concerned on this examine. This work was part of dissertation of ME (U-02320) on the School of Dentistry.
Conflict of curiosity
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