Efectividad del B-learning como Metodología de Enseñanza-Aprendizaje de Radiología Oral en 6 ° año de la Carrera de Odontología de la Universidad de los Andes, Chile

Abstract

A methodological innovation is carried out in the teaching-learning process of oral radiology in the Dentistry career of the Universidad de los Andes, an Oral Radiology course was implemented with the b-learning modality in the 6th year 2018, based on on the Moodle platform. This intervention does not constitute a curricular change, but only a methodological one. It was evaluated whether b-learning is an effective methodology for the teaching-learning process in the oral radiology course of the 6th year of Dentistry at the Universidad de los Andes. The scores obtained in a final summative test by the study group (b-learning) were compared with those obtained by the control group (traditional methodology applied the previous 5 years). The perception of the students regarding the b-learning methodology was assessed, for which a survey was applied that considers 4 variables: comprehension, time occupied, motivation and the moderating role of the teacher. The students with the blearning modality obtained significantly higher grades than the students who followed the same course with the faceto-face modality. The students who worked with the blearning modality declared themselves satisfied with the blearning approach to learn oral radiology in the 6th year of Dentistry at the Universidad de los Andes. 95.5% indicated that this methodology motivates their learning and 100% would recommend it to a colleague. 97.7% of the students indicated that the b-learning methodology allows them to have timely help from the teacher and 95.5% that the teacher's actions facilitated their learning. B-learning is an effective methodology for the teaching-learning process in the oral radiology course. The students with the b-learning modality obtained significantly higher grades than the students who followed the same course with the face-toface modality. The students declare themselves satisfied with the b-learning approach.