Medical Students’ Perception Regarding E- Learning during Covid-19 Lockdown Period

Background and Objectives: Due to Covid-19 lockdown period undergraduate medical institutions across the country are moving towards e-learning for continuity of education. The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of students towards e-learning and to analyze medical students’ perception on e-learning vs. conventional learning. Materials and Method: This was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted by distributing an online semi-structured questionnaire consisting Likert scale to undergraduate medical students of Kathmandu Medical College. Data assembled from the survey were analyzed and Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) 24 version software was used for data analysis. Result: A total of 273 students were enrolled in this study. Most of the students, 83.9% (229) had the perception that conventional teaching method was the best method for learning as compared to e-learning method 16.1% (44). The students mentioned that conventional method of learning is more effective to increase knowledge than e -learning (M= 3.87, M= 2.80) which was statistically significant (p=0.000). Conclusion: E-learning was the only option for students to study during lockdown period. But students preferred conventional method of learning as compared to e-learning. It might be due to some disadvantages of e-learning, eg. Technical difficulties, lack of interaction with teacher and patients, etc. So, these measures have to be addressed for improving e-learning for betterment of teaching-learning activity during these types of circumstances in future.

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Perceptions of undergraduate medical students about teaching-learning methods adopted by faculty members in community medicine

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193484 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 3539

Author(s):

Usha Rani C. ◽

S. Aruna Devi

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Effective Learning ◽

E Learning ◽

Power Point Presentation ◽

Microsoft Office ◽

Teaching Learning

Background: Effective learning is closely associated with effective teaching. Achieving effective learning requires a student cantered and outcome-focused approach.4 Various interactive techniques like Problem Based Learning (PBL), facilitated group discussion, E-learning, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) etc., are being implemented in TL sessions in medical schools. These methods are found to be effective to foster better learning among medical students. The present study was an attempt to understand the perceptions of undergraduate medical students, posted at Government Medical College and Hospital, Mehabubnagar, Telangana about different teaching methodologiesMethods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 56 MBBS students of 4th semester. A pre-tested, self-administered, structured questionnaire was devised which consisted of ten questions with three to four options each. Study participants were asked to fill up the questionnaire under strict supervision and they were allotted 15 minutes to complete the same. Entire data was entered into Microsoft Office Excel Sheet and analysed.Results: Out of 56, 32 (57.14%) female students and 24 (42.85%) male students voluntarily participated in the study. large number of participants i.e., 66.07% thought that FGD is the best method of teaching. Most of participants i.e. 96.42% had favourable attitudes towards PPT as they felt that it improves their learning.Conclusions: Maximum number of undergraduate medical students knew about E learning. Facilitated Group Discussion (FGD) was the most preferred teaching learning methodology by students. The majority of them had positive perceptions towards the use of Power Point Presentation (PPT) as a powerful teaching tool in medical education.

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Perceptions of undergraduate medical students regarding e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ◽

10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214944 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

Lalit P. Une ◽

Jayant D. Wagha ◽

Purushottam A. Giri

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Primary Source ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Interactive Mode ◽

E Learning ◽

Multiple Challenges

Background: The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sudden shift towards the exclusive adoption of online teaching, forming the primary source of medical education and enabling students to continue to learn remotely. The role in the academic arena has gained importance furthermore considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing educational institutions around the world over to close down and thus giving rise to multiple challenges at all stages and levels of education in particular for students, due to the lockdown situation. Hence the present study was carried out to assess the perceptions of undergraduate medical students regarding e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from April 2021 to June 2021 among 404 undergraduate medical students of IIMSR Medical College, Badnapur, Jalna, Maharashtra. The questionnaire had eliciting information about socio-demographic profile, knowledge and perception regarding advantages and challenges of e-learning was administered to them. Data was entered in Microsoft excel and analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version-13.0.Results: About 87% students were of opinion that e-learning was not useful and not motivated to use it and 38% students’ think it’s beneficial as has interactive mode, but 62% students think otherwise. Only 36% are of opinion that e-learning will improve their performance. Majority 78% students think e-learning will not help in better understanding then formal teaching methods.Conclusions: Undergraduate medical students were still more inclined towards traditional teaching rather than e-learning. Faculty members should take necessary measures for improving e-learning facility and quality to help with better learning.

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Perceptions of undergraduate medical students about peer assisted learning.

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2019.26.08.3870 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (08) ◽

pp. 1283-1288

Author(s):

Robina Usman ◽

Brekhna Jamil

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Teaching Method ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Peer Tutors ◽

Peer Assisted Learning ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Degree Of Satisfaction

To assess the perceptions of undergraduate medical students about peer assisted learning (PAL). Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Peshawar Medical College. Period: From March 2016 to August 2016. Materials and Methods: A total of 84 students from second year MBBS were included to record the perceptions about peer assisted learning. A total of six topics of urogenital module were selected for PAL session. A validated questionnaire having 17 close ended questions was used to evaluate PAL on Likert-scale. The participants consented and evaluated the questionnaire, from which data was gathered and analyzed to reveal the degree of satisfaction by the PAL. Results: There were equal number of males and females (40 each). About 65—75% agreed that PAL was more informative than classical lecture system; topic discussed was clearer and found answers to their questions. 60—70% liked to incorporate peer assisted learning in their modules, showed satisfaction to the contents covered, felt easy to communicate with peer tutor and were of the view that peer tutors performed well in their teacher’s role. Among peer tutors, 70—80% agreed that the endeavor improved their confidence in teaching, presentation and communication skills. Over 62% agreed that teaching at undergraduate level was a beneficial experience. Conclusion: The participants’ found the peer assisted learning teaching method as useful. Therefore, this strategy may be introduced in the college.

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A questionnaire-based study to evaluate perception, attitude and opinion of undergraduate medical students on the teaching-learning methodology in pharmacology

International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology ◽

10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20201184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 599

Author(s):

Saripilli Preethi Yadav ◽

K. N. V. Anusha

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Teaching Method ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Teaching ◽

Difficulty Level ◽

Visual Aids ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Teaching Learning

Background: Pharmacology enables medical students with the art of rational prescriptions of drugs. Reforms in undergraduate teaching are the need of the hour. The purpose of the study was to assess the student’s attitude, perception, and feedback on teaching-learning methodology. Students’ feedback gives an idea to evaluate teaching methods.Methods: A cross-sectional study based on questionnaire. A total of 200 second-year medical students studying at Rangaraya medical college, Kakinada, were asked to fill up a pre-validated, predesigned questionnaire containing 17 questions. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis of data, and the results were expressed in percentage (%).Results: Out of 200 students, 188 filled the questionnaire, and results were analyzed. 98.43% wanted case-based learning; 96.34% wanted more of clinical pharmacology in the curriculum. 83.53% wanted group discussion. Difficulty level of understanding is CVS (67%), CNS (65%), ANS (59%). 44% preferred tutorials. Combined use of LCD + Blackboard (86.58) is ideal teaching method. 81.70% of students studied textbooks only. According to students, pharmacology teachers should make subject interesting (37%) and student-friendly (31%). The need for pharmacology orientation during the internship (68.29%).Conclusions: The study related to the perception and attitude of the students in learning pharmacology was positive and constructive. The students wish to learn more of clinical and practical oriented way with useful audio-visual aids, and should also be refreshed during internship. Implementation of the same would be helpful for better outcome of students.

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e-Learning: Practices Among Undergraduates of a Medical College of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry ◽

10.36283/pjmd9-4/018 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Medical Students ◽

Background Information ◽

P Value ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Learning Practices ◽

E Learning

Background: Information technology (IT) is a new way of teaching and learning. One of the promising media of information technology is e-Learning, which is used to enhance knowledge and skills among users. A student gains better and deep knowledge through a useful tool. This survey aimed to determine practices among medical students for e-Learning. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 184 students amongst the 500 students currently enrolled in medical college. Data was collected using questionnaires and were analyzed through SPSS version 22. Chi-square was used for qualitative values. Results: Majority 90.80% (n=167) students were aware of e-Learning and were statistically high in ﬁrst year students (p-value: 0.018). The student did not show statistically signiﬁcant results for content learned through e-Learning with a p-value of 0.063. Different resources were used for e-Learning in which videos had the highest percentage (87.60%) and audios were used as the least resource for e-Learning (29.20%). Daily, 56% of the students use e-Learning for 1 hour or less and only 3% of the students used it for more than 4 hours. Conclusion: Majority of undergraduate medical students were aware of the use of e-Learning and most of them preferred e-Learning for their course work and studies showing a signiﬁcant increase in understanding and use, compared to studies conducted earlier. Participants found e-Learning useful and effective tool in increasing knowledge and understanding of their subject. Keywords: e-Learning; Practices; Students.

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Refractive Errors and its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Medical Students in Kathmandu

Nepal Medical College Journal ◽

10.3126/nmcj.v21i1.24844 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 26-30

Author(s):

Aparna Rizyal ◽

JS Sunrait ◽

A Mishal

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Visual Impairment ◽

Refractive Error ◽

Single Point ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Refractive Errors ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Parental History ◽

Medical College

Refractive error is a defect in the optical system of the eye which prevents light from being brought to a single point focus on the retina, thus reducing normal vision. This optical defect is the second most common cause of visual impairment globally as well in Nepal. At present, there are 285 million visually impaired people in the world. An estimated 4 out of 5 visual impairment (80%) can be prevented or cured, uncorrected refractive errors are the leading cause (42%) followed by cataract (33%). A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted to determine the proportion of undergraduate medical students with refractive errors in Nepal Medical College, and to identify factors associated with it. A total of 210 medical students volunteered for this study, with 100 males (47.6%) and 110 females (52.4%). The age of these students were between 18 to 26 years, with an average of 20.5 years. The proportion of medical students with refractive error was slightly more than half (51.4%), with simple myopia being the leading type (42.9%), followed by astigmatism (7.1%) and simple hypermetropia (1.4%). Parental history of refractive error was observed to be significantly associated with that of the medical students. There was also a significant association between refractive error and the daily use of mobile phones and laptops. However, years spent in medical education were not observed to be significant.

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