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Six-module service learning programme integrating theory, field service, and reflective evaluation

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The programme was "structured into six sequential modules that integrated theoretical knowledge with community service focused specifically on the ASD population": theoretical teaching, field investigation, data analysis and reporting, educational material development, health education implementation, and programme evaluation and reflection. Each module pairs an academic activity with a service or reflective component, culminating in pre-post assessment.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A partner institution specializing in education and rehabilitation for children with ASD, supervising lecturers, and faculty formative feedback on student-produced materials.

Constraints

  • Evaluated at one dental school in China with a single-group pretest-posttest design, which the authors state may limit generalizability.

Target Learners

  • Fourth-year undergraduate dental students

Learning Goals

  • Oral epidemiology and examination skills, ASD-specific communication, and health education delivery for children with ASD

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Key Sources

  • Cao Yina, Pang Liangyue, Meng Wenhua, Tao Ye, Yu Lixia, Liang Jingheng, Zhou Yang, Lin Huancai, Zhou Yan, Zhi Qinghui. (2026). Service learning in dental education: enhancing student competence through an oral health training programme for children with autism spectrum disorder. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09647-0
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title Six-module service learning programme integrating theory, field service, and reflective evaluation
description The programme was "structured into six sequential modules that integrated theoretical knowledge with community service focused specifically on the ASD population": theoretical teaching, field investigation, data analy...
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