emerging technologies in dental education assessment

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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT Swati Chitre, RDH, MSD, DDS & Sarah Moeller, RDH, MA Special Acknowledgements: Mike Verdusco, BA, MA , Steven Bernier, DDS, MS Margie Coleman RDH, BS

Out With The Old… ¨ 

Prior was traditional tooth identification exam ¤  Kilgore

teeth ¤  52 stations ¤  Long handed answers

All answer sheets were manually graded ¨  Lengthy time to get grades back to the students ¨ 

In With The New… ¨ 

Currently, TurningPoint Software used ¤  Self-Paced

Polling ¤  PowerPoint Polling ¤  Anywhere Polling ¨ 

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Compatible with Microsoft Word and PPT Multiple versions can be created within the program

The Dental Anatomy Tooth Identification Practical Exam- In TurningPoint 2 Versions ¨  Different colors and color sheets to help students identify their version ¨  Students had exact same questions just different order ¨ 

The Dental Anatomy Tooth Identification Practical Exam- In TurningPoint Cont. ¨ 

38 slides, 2 questions each ¤  1st

question identify tooth number ¤  2nd question identify tooth structure (blue or red version) ¤  7 rest stations- 45 seconds

Answer Key used for structure-numerical value ¨  Grades uploaded on Blackboard same day ¨ 

Benefits of using TurningPoint for Students and Instructors Instructors ¨ 

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Multiple Versionsacademic dishonesty considerations Ease of Grading Comparable test results ¤  ¤  ¤  ¤ 

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2011- 92%- Traditional 2012- 81%- Traditional 2013- 88%- TurningPoint 2014- 93%- TurningPoint

Visual Score Results/ Graphics

Students ¨ 

Expedited Grading ¤  Results

same day

Fair exam ¨  Technology friendly ¨  Effective time management ¨