Portfolio in the undergraduate course of Dentistry: from clinic to collective health

Objective: the objective of this study was to evaluate the portfolio as an instrument of the teaching-learning process, under the perception of undergraduate students in Dentistry in clinical and theoretical subjects. Material and Methods: the was a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approac...

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Main Authors: Ivyna Maria Cardins Falcão, Winnie Vieira Soares, Maria Imaculada de Queiroz Rodrigues, Luciana Maria Arcanjo Frota, Janaína Rocha de Sousa Almeida, Cinthia Nara Gadelha Teixeira, Renata Mota Rodrigues Bitu Sousa, Myrna Maria Arcanjo Frota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Odontologia 2018-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Odontologia
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Online Access:http://www.revista.aborj.org.br/index.php/rbo/article/view/1144
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Summary:Objective: the objective of this study was to evaluate the portfolio as an instrument of the teaching-learning process, under the perception of undergraduate students in Dentistry in clinical and theoretical subjects. Material and Methods: the was a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, using a structured questionnaire. The data collection was developed in 2015 and 2016 and occurred in the dependencies of an undergraduate course in Dentistry, with a final sample of 169 participants (96% of the population). Results: it was possible to notice that 71.4% of the students did not have difficulties to make the portfolio, 78% said that their use improved their learning, 66.1% of the students would use it if they were teachers, and for 84.4% of them the portfolio is excellent, great or good as a teaching-learning method. Conclusion: it can be concluded that the portfolio is an effective teaching-learning method and has a good acceptance by the students, being able to be used in theoretical and practical courses of Dentistry.
ISSN:1984-3747