id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_fro7obpqmnal7mhfym6c7thvui Jodi L Olmsted An analysis of student performance benchmarks in dental hygiene via distance education 2010 6 .pdf application/pdf 3904 414 51 12 dental hygiene degree completion programs in the United States use unanswered question: Is learner performance on standard benchmark assessments impacted when using technology as a delivery system? in a Distance Education (DE) dental hygiene program. Three research questions were asked: Were there statistically significant differences in learner performance on the National Board of Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE)? Results: From a cumulative perspective, no statistically significant differences were apparent for the NBDHE and GPAs or for individual courses. Conclusions: Interactive Television (ITV), the synchronous DL system examined, was considered effective for delivering education to learners if similar performance outcomes were the evaluation criteria. Benchmarks, Dental Hygiene, Assessment, Student Performance, Allied for delivering dental hygiene courses, 10–12 only one published quantitative research study existed verifying grades and scores on national examinations provide research evidence of individual's educational dental hygiene educational program Dental hygiene education programs offered by state. ./cache/work_fro7obpqmnal7mhfym6c7thvui.pdf ./txt/work_fro7obpqmnal7mhfym6c7thvui.txt