Evaluación docente de la Facultad de Odontología antes, durante y después de la pandemia por COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: Teacher evaluation is crucial for improving educational quality by identifying educators' strengths and weaknesses. This research analyzes the results of such evaluations in the Faculty of Dentistry at Universidad Santo Tomás between the second semester of 2018 and the second semester of 2023, considering the impact of the pandemic on the pedagogical process. Objective: To analyze the results of teacher evaluations in the Faculty of Dentistry at Universidad Santo Tomás across different periods, including before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An observational analytical study with a retrospective repeated measures design. Thirty-even out of forty teachers meeting the inclusion criteria were evaluated. Sociodemographic data were collected through an online survey, and teacher averages were obtained from the curriculum committee database. Univariate and bivariate analyses were performed using non-parametric repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Participants had a median age of 56 years, most were female, belonged to socioeconomic stratum 4, and specialized in oral rehabilitation. Teacher averages were 4.77 (RIC: 4.70 – 4.88) before the pandemic, 4.67 (RIC: 4.64 – 4.82) during the pandemic, and 4.66 (RIC: 4.63 – 4.81) after the pandemic. Significant differences were found between measurement times (p=0.0004). Post-hoc analysis indicated better evaluations before vs during the pandemic (p=0.023) and before vs after the pandemic (p=0.030). Conclusion: Teacher performance was higher before the pandemic, with a decline during and after it. The differences suggest that remote teaching and the transition back to in-person learning impacted students' perceptions of teacher evaluation.