International Journal of Research Studies in Education
CollabWritive Special Issue
Volume 13 Issue 3
Available Online: 2 March 2024
Author/s:
Borbon, Niña Fatimah D.*
Lyceum of the Philippines University- Batangas, Philippines (ndborbon@lpubatangas.edu.ph)
Bautista, Venus H.
Lyceum of the Philippines University- Batangas, Philippines (vphernandez@lpubatangas.edu.ph)
Abstract:
Dental schools are in constant quest to develop an efficient and innovative learning and teaching platform to enhance the students’ learning experiences, while supporting the faculty’s capacity for quality instruction. This research determined the overall quality of use of the Learning Management System (LMS) by a private dental school. More specifically, it aimed to:1) present the profile of respondents according to sex, student’s year level or faculty’s length of stay in the university, types of internet connectivity, and types of devices; 2) determine the level of overall faculty’s satisfaction on LMS’ navigation and usability; 3) determine the level of overall students’ satisfaction on LMS content of e-learning course, navigation, usability and e-learning assistance; 4) test the significant difference on the level of overall satisfaction as perceived by the student and faculty when grouped according to profile; and 5) propose an action plan to enhance the use of LMS to the dental curriculum. Using a descriptive method, 185 students and 21 faculty members participated to provide satisfaction level on the adaptability and usability of LMS in Dentistry. Results revealed that the majority of faculty members are female, having 0-5 years of service in university, while the majority of students are female third year students. Majority of both faculty and students are using Fiber for internet connectivity and laptop as device for online class. Faculty agree that they were satisfied with the navigation and usability of LMS to the dental curriculum. Students agree that they were satisfied with the content of the e-Learning course, navigation, usability and e-learning teacher/assistant. Faculty members using fiber are more satisfied with usability. There was a significant difference in the level of satisfaction on content of e-learning course and e-learning teacher/assistant as perceived by students, with the second-year students being more satisfied than other year level. A plan of action was proposed to enhance the use of LMS to the dental curriculum.
Keywords: dental education, dentistry, learning management system, online learning, satisfaction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24603
Cite this article:
Borbon, N. F. D., & Bautista, V. H. (2024). Adaptation and usability of learning management system to the new normal dental education. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 13(3), 25-39. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24603
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