J Prosthodont. 2021 Apr 12. doi: 10.1111/jopr.13363. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
To evaluate the correlation between students’ achieved grades in a preclinical fixed prosthodontics course and their performance in the same discipline’s clinical courses MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted in 2019 on seventy-six students who passed all preclinical and clinical fixed prosthodontics courses. Their final examination grades in preclinical and clinical prosthodontics courses were compiled and made anonymous. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Version 23) was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics and correlation coefficient were used to assess the relation between preclinical and clinical grades RESULTS: A statistically significant positive correlation existed between the students’ preclinical and combined clinical final examination grades (r = 0.45, p<0.001). In relation to sex, females showed a significantly higher correlation (r = 0.56, p = 0.001) compared to males (r = 0.25, p = 0.1). In addition, students’ clinical grade prediction from their preclinical performance was 20.5% CONCLUSION: These findings emphasize the importance of preclinical courses and suggest that maximizing preclinical years’ efforts can reflect positively on students’ competence in their future clinical practice. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID:33843102 | DOI:10.1111/jopr.13363
