PMID- 37553932
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230810
LR  - 20230810
IS  - 1681-7168 (Electronic)
IS  - 1022-386X (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 8
DP  - 2023 Aug
TI  - Self-efficacy and Online Learning Readiness of Undergraduate Dental Students in 
      Pakistan During COVID-19 Pandemic.
PG  - 910-914
LID - 10.29271/jcpsp.2023.08.910 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between general self-efficacy and 
      online learning readiness among Pakistani undergraduate dental students. STUDY 
      DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Riphah 
      International University, Islamabad, between September 2020 and March 2021. 
      METHODOLOGY: Using cluster sampling, three dental colleges of Islamabad and 
      Rawalpindi were selected. Electronic questionnaires were sent to 750 students. 
      The questionnaire was comprised of two instruments, General Self-Efficacy Scale 
      (GSES), and Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS). GSES had 10-items with 
      response measurement on four-point Likert scale, while the OLRS had 18 items in 
      five different domains measured by five-point Likert scale. Data were analysed 
      using SPSS-23. Correlation between dependent variables was calculated using 
      linear regression analysis. RESULTS: The response rate was 59.3% with a 
      predominant response from female students (82.2%) compared with male students 
      (17.8%). The majority of responses were recorded from third year students 
      (27.9%). The year four students' scores for GSE, computer and internet 
      self-efficacy, and self-directed learning differed significantly from other 
      students. The overall mean GSE score was 29.37+4.57. Regression indicated a low 
      degree of correlation between GSE and the five domains of OLRS with r2 values 
      ranging from 0.12 to 0.32. CONCLUSION: A weak to moderate correlation was found 
      between self-efficacy and the five dimensions of online learning readiness among 
      Pakistani undergraduate dental students as depicted by the r-values. KEY WORDS: 
      Cross-sectional studies, Dental education, Dental students, Dentistry, Efficacy, 
      Online learning, Questionnaire.
FAU - Muhammad, Muhammad
AU  - Muhammad M
AD  - Department of Operative Dentistry, Riphah International University, Islamabad, 
      Pakistan.
FAU - Sohail, Marium
AU  - Sohail M
AD  - Department of Medical Education, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
FAU - Saeed, Muhammad Humza Bin
AU  - Saeed MHB
AD  - Department of Community Dentistry, Riphah International University, Islamabad, 
      Pakistan.
FAU - Bhatti, Usman Anwer
AU  - Bhatti UA
AD  - Department of Operative Dentistry, Riphah International University, Islamabad, 
      Pakistan.
FAU - Ahmed, Alia
AU  - Ahmed A
AD  - Department of Operative Dentistry, Riphah International University, Islamabad, 
      Pakistan.
FAU - Javed, Muhammad Qasim
AU  - Javed MQ
AD  - Department of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim 
      University, Buraidah, 52571, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Pakistan
TA  - J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
JT  - Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
JID - 9606447
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Female
MH  - Self Efficacy
MH  - Pakistan/epidemiology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Students, Dental
MH  - *Education, Distance
MH  - Pandemics
MH  - *COVID-19/epidemiology
EDAT- 2023/08/09 06:43
MHDA- 2023/08/10 06:42
CRDT- 2023/08/09 02:32
PHST- 2023/01/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/06/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/08/10 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/08/09 06:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/08/09 02:32 [entrez]
AID - 040579197 [pii]
AID - 10.29271/jcpsp.2023.08.910 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2023 Aug;33(8):910-914. doi: 
      10.29271/jcpsp.2023.08.910.