| Abstract | Cilj: Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je usporediti kognitivne i psihomotoričke sposobnosti između studenata dentalne medicine i medicine Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Splitu.
Materijali i metode: Istraživanje je provedeno među studentima dentalne medicine i medicine Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Splitu tijekom druge i šeste godine studija. Za sudjelovanje u istraživanju pozvan je 81 student, od čega je sudjelovalo 79 studenata. Ukupno je bilo 39 studenata medicine i 40 studenata dentalne medicine. Ispitanici su rješavali tri testa na kompleksnom reakciometru Drenovac (CRD), test CRD 311 (test diskriminacije položaja svjetlosnog signala), test CRD 411 (test operativnog mišljenja) i test CRD 11 (test konvergentnog mišljenja). Dobiveni rezultati analizirani su pomoću parametra: ukupno vrijeme rješavanja testa (UKT), najkraće vrijeme rješavanja jednog zadatka (MinT) te broj pogrešaka na testu (BrPog).
Rezultati: Od ukupno 79 studenata koji su sudjelovali u istraživanju bilo je 21 muškarac i 58 žena. Prosječna dob studenata bila je 24 godina (od 23 do 26 godina). Nije pronađena statistički značajna razlika u UKT, MinT i BrPog između studenata druge godine dentalne medicine i medicine na testovima CRD 11, CRD 311 i CRD 411 kao ni između studenata šeste godine dentalne medicine i medicine na testovima CRD 11, CRD 311 i CRD 411. Studenti dentalne medicine za vrijeme svoga fakultetskog obrazovanja postigli su značajno veći napredak u odnosu na studente medicine na testovima CRD 311 i CRD 411 u varijablama MinT i UKT. Promjena u MinT na testu CRD 311 u studenata dentalne medicine bila je 0,04 0,03 s, dok je u studenata medicine iznosila 0,01 0,0 s (P = 0,037). Također, studenti dentalne medicine imali su veću promjenu UKT u odnosu na studente medicine (1,6 0,34 s vs. 0,82 0,18 s, P = 0,005). Na testu CRD 411 studenti medicine na šeste godini studija nisu pokazali napredak u MinT u odnosu na rezultate mjerene na drugu godinu studija (-0,01 0,08 s), za razliku od studenta dentalne medicine u kojih je taj napredak bio statistički značajan (0,03 0,01 s, P = 0,034). Studenti dentalne medicine postigli su veću promjenu u UKT na testu CRD 411 u odnosu na studente medicine (5,03 1,88 s vs. 1,6 2,37 s, P = 0,016).
Zaključak: Temeljem rezultata ovog istraživanja zaključeno je da studenti dentalne medicine i medicine imaju podjednake kognitivne i psihomotoričke sposobnosti na početku i na kraju studiranja. Studenti dentalne medicine na kraju svog studiranja imaju veći napredak u odnosu na studente medicine u ukupnom vremenu rješavanja testa i minimalnom vremenu rješavanja pojedinog zadatka na testovima diskriminacije položaja svjetlosnih signala i operativnog mišljenja. |
| Abstract (english) | Objective: The objective of this study was to compare cognitive and psychomotor skills between dental and medical students at the University of Split School of Medicine.
Matherials and Methods: The study was conducted among students of dental medicine and medicine at the University of Split School of Medicine, during the second and sixth year of study. There were 81 students invited to participate in this study, but only 79 were included. There were a total of 39 medical students and 40 dental students. Subjects completed three Complex Reactionmeter Drenovac (CRD) series tests, the CRD 311 test (light signal position discrimination test), the CRD 411 test (operational thinking test), and the CRD 11 test (convergent thinking test). The results obtained were analyzed using threee parameters: total test solving time (UKT), minimum single task solving time (MinT) and number of test errors (BrPog).
Results: A total of 79 students participated in the study, of which 21 were men and 58 were women. The average age of the students was 24 years (from 23 to 26 years). There were no statistically significant differences in UKT, MinT, and BrPog between the second year dental and medical students on CRD 11, CRD 311 and CRD 411 tests, nor between the sixth year dental and medical students on CRD 11, CRD 311 and CRD 411 tests. Dental students have made significantly greater progress during their college education than medical students on CRD 311 and CRD 411 tests in the MinT and UKT variables. The change in MinT on the CRD 311 test in dental students was 0.04 0.03 s, while in medical students it was 0.01 0.0 s (P = 0.037). Also, dental students had a greater change in UKT compared to medical students (1.6 0.34 s vs. 0.82 0.18 s, P = 0.005). In the CRD 411 test, medical students at sixth year did not show an improvement in MinT compared to second year students (−0.01 0.08 s), unlike dental students whose progress was statistically significant (0.03 0.01 s, P = 0.034). Dental students achieved a greater change in UKT on the CRD 411 test compared to medical students as well (5.03 1.88 s vs. 1.6 2.37 s, P = 0.016).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this research, it was concluded that dental students showed better progress in cognitive and psychomotor skills compared to medical students assessed with CRD series tests. They showed better progress in total test solving time and minimum single task solving time on light signal position discrimination test and operational thinking tests, which can be crucial in their professional clinical achievements. |
