Autoaprendizagem e percepção de alunos brasileiros de graduação em Odontologia por meio de vídeos disponíveis na Internet: resultados de uma pesquisa nacional

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the perception and use of videos on the Internet as a complementary educational tool for dental students. Brazilian undergraduate students were invited to respond, by e-mail, social networks and messaging services, to a questionnaire made available via Google Forms®. The questionnaire had 15 questions related to the use of videos for dental learning. A total of 333 respondents from public and private institutions from North to South of Brazil, participated from June to November 2020. The data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis, and some associations were made using the Chi-square test, considering a level of significance of 5%. The majority of responses were from students, from public universities 53% (176) from the South 47% (159) and Northeast 32% (109) regions of Brazil. Videos are poorly recommended during teaching classes (62%) and 77% of participants stated that they have already learned clinical procedures through online videos. Of the total students evaluated, the majority who use YouTube TM videos to complement their learning are from private institutions. Students from the North, Northeast and Midwest regions tend to use more tools available on the Internet to complement their studies to the detriment of those in the South and Southeast regions. It was concluded that online videos have become one of the main sources of information for undergraduate dentistry students. These findings indicate the importance of involving dentistry courses in offering online educational resources.