Table 1 Perception and attitudes toward the endodontic course
All n (%) | Mainland Chinese students n (%) | Non-Mainland Chinese students n (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 74 (34.4) | 23 (25.8) | 51 (40.5) | 0.026* |
Female | 141 (65.6) | 66 (74.2) | 75 (59.5) | |
1-1. Are you interested in endodontic? | ||||
very interested/ Interested | 185 (86.0) | 74 (83.1) | 111 (88.1) | 0.302 |
Uninterested/ No interest at all | 30 (14) | 15 (16.9) | 15 (11.9) | |
1-2. How do you think the difficulty of the endodontic course? | ||||
Very difficult/ Difficult | 171 (79.5) | 65 (73.0) | 106 (84.1) | 0.047* |
Not very difficult/ Simple | 44 (20.5) | 24 (27.0) | 20 (15.9) | |
1-3. Do you agree that the experimental course is helpful for learning endodontics? | ||||
Strongly Agree/ Agree | 208 (96.7) | 85 (95.5) | 123 (97.6) | 0.638 |
Disagree/ Strongly Disagree | 7 (3.3) | 4 (4.5) | 3 (2.4) | |
1-4. How do you think the score of your experimental operation ability is (5 points in full score)? | ||||
4 and 5 points | 61 (28.4) | 18 (20.2) | 43 (34.1) | 0.026* |
≤ 3 points | 154 (71.6) | 71 (79.8) | 83 (65.9) | |
1-5. How do you think the score of your theoretical knowledge ability is (5 points in full score)? | ||||
4 and 5 points | 70 (32.6) | 27 (30.3) | 43 (34.1) | 0.559 |
≤ 3 points | 145 (67.4) | 62 (69.7) | 83 (65.9) | |
1-6. Are you satisfied with the current teaching method? | ||||
Very satisfied/ Satisfied | 183 (85.1) | 80 (89.9) | 103 (81.7) | 0.099 |
Dissatisfied/ Very Dissatisfied | 31 (14.9) | 9 (10.1) | 23 (18.3) | |
1-7. Will you choose endodontics as the future development direction? | ||||
Definitely/ Very likely | 59 (27.4) | 24 (27.0) | 35 (27.8) | 0.179 |
Maybe | 113 (52.6) | 42 (47.2) | 71 (56.3) | |
Most likely not/ Definitely not | 43 (20.0) | 23 (25.8) | 20 (15.9) | |