Investigating the effect of the debate teaching method on the skills and abilities of dental students

Investigating the impact of the debate teaching-learning method on the development of skills and abilities of dental students

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20141128020129N3

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-21

Start date

2022-10-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-07

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Conditions

Knowledge, students' perceptions of their skills and level of skills (critical thinking, rhetoric, reasoning, interpretation and analysis of information, finding and using scientific databases, analysis and evaluation of evidence) and the level of students' satisfaction.

Interventions

Intervention group: The intervention consists of the implementation of debate by students in groups. Before starting the intervention, the students randomly divided into 7 groups of 8-10 and a specif

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All students who have community oral health 2 (practical) in the first half of the academic year 2022-2023 student's consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students who have done research or thesis in the assigned topic.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Level of knowledge. Timepoint: Before the start of the study, immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard questionnaire.;The level of critical thinking skills. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;Level of rhetorical. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of Reasoning. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of interpretation and analysis of information. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of ability to find and use scientific databases. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of ability to analyze and evaluation of the evidence. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of satisfaction. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard questionnaire.;Students' perceptions of their abilities. Timepoint: Before the start of the study, immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Level of knowledge. Timepoint: Before the start of the study, immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard questionnaire.;The level of critical thinking skills. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;Level of rhetorical. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of Reasoning. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of interpretation and analysis of information. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of ability to find and use scientific databases. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of ability to analyze and evaluation of the evidence. Timepoint: During the debate. Method of measurement: Check list.;The level of satisfaction. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard questionnaire.;Students' perceptions of their abilities. Timepoint: Before the start of the study, immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSamane Shirahmadi

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

s.shirahmadi@umsha.ac.ir+98 81 3838 1059

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026