Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume 11 | Issue 2
Programme Evaluation of Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University: A Learner’s Perspective
Amiteshwar Ratra and Anita Priyadarshini
DOI:10.30954/2231-458X.02.2020.5
Abstract:
Programme Evaluation is a very important aspect of Open and Distance Learning (ODL)institutions. Programme evaluation is considered an essential part for quality assurance. This paper focuses on the programme evaluation study of Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics (PGCE) programme offered bySchool of Health Sciences of Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India. Dental education with passage of time has achieved greater salience in the present times. The programme evaluation of study Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University was conducted as a felt need to analyze the academic, and operational aspects of this unique programme and for further policy making related to suchdental programmes. Mixed method was used to collect data from learners. Both primary data and secondary data was collected and analyzed. The findings showed that the self-learning material (SLMs) of PGCE were found to be of a high quality. Learners agreed that the face-to-face academic counseling for practical work through the study centres located in reputed dentalcolleges had to be a mandatory requirement. The need for recognition of the programme by the statutory body ie Dental Council of India was also considered the‘most important’’ factor for their enrolment in such a programme. It was felt by the participants that the PGCE programme through openand distance learning (ODL) provided an opportunity for dentist to upgrade their knowledge and skills while continuing to pursue their practice. The participation of learners in the PGCE programme them more confident in handling endodontic cases.
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