scholarly journals STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE ON ONLINE MEDICAL EDUCATION DURNG LOCKDOWN AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sajid Mehmood ◽  
Wajahat Sultan Baig ◽  
Sadia Azam Khan Baig ◽  
Fauzia Khan ◽  
Shakil Ahmad Awan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Medical Colleges

ABSTRACT: Objective: In this study the perceptive of undergraduate medical students regarding e-learning were explored in the MBBS students across various medical colleges in Pakistan during COVID pandemic. Study type, settings and duration: It was descriptive study conducted as multisite survey in medical students of Pakistan. The study was conducted from 1st October to 30th October 2020. Methodology: A questionnaire was developed and disseminated via what’s app to MBBS students of medical institutes in Pakistan. The data was cleaned and study sample was selected from ten medical colleges with maximum response rates. The responses of 10 students from each professional year were selected randomly for even distribution of students in the MBBS course. Out of 500 students, 492 students’ replied with valid data. The percentages of the responses were calculated and data was analyzed graphically. Results: The mean age of respondents was 22± 2.1. 64.4% of respondents were female and 43.6% male. Only 5 % of total students were of the opinion that online teaching was good substitute for learning than face to face sessions. 43% students responded that ZOOM software was major platform used for e-learning during lockdown. Internet connectivity was the major hurdle in e-learning and health issues in family (27%) was major stress factor. 31% students responded that online classes were not effective and 29 % responded that they were about 25 % effective while 21% were of the opinion that these were 50% effective as compared to face to face campus learning. Conclusion: The perception of medical students regarding online teaching was not promising in our study. Most of the indicators were negative.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Stress and Perception of E-Learning amongst First Year Undergraduate Medical Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shikha Gautam ◽  
Salamah Parveen Imteyaz ◽  
Mohammed Iqbal Alam
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
First Year ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
E Learning

Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic has involved nearly all the countries of the world. The lockdowns and closure of educational institutes to reduce the risk of disease transmission has brought a change in the medium of teaching as most educational institutes have moved to the online mode. There is a widespread increase in stress as the number of cases and mortality associated with Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) continue each day. Aim: To assess the stress status of first year undergraduate medical students in reference to the coronavirus pandemic and the perception of first year undergraduate medical students in reference to the E-learning being carried out during the coronavirus pandemic. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional web-based online survey that was conducted using a questionnaire in August 2020 at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India. The questionnaire was prepared and reviewed by the involved faculty members of the project and it was approved by a faculty from Department of Psychiatry. Reliability of questionnaire was measured using Cronbach’s alpha (0.89). A questionnaire with 20 questions was administered via Google forms to all 100 students of first year MBBS course. Some of the questions in the questionnaire were framed to assess the stress status of the students; some were designed to study students’ perception of E-learning. Data was represented as the percentage distribution of response for each question. Results: Ninety five responses were received, after accounting for exclusion factors; data was compiled for 91 respondents. Out of the 91 participants in the study, 48.4% were males (n=44) and 51.6% were females (n=47). Most of the students in this study (84.6%) felt that online teaching had helped in learning Physiology theory; around 43% students found online practical teaching useful. Around 39% students have reported internet connectivity issues all the time while 59% faced problem sometimes. Total 51.6% of students had difficulty in accessibility to devices. Due to coronavirus pandemic, 37.4% of students have reported to be under stress. Around 33% reported feeling unsafe all the time while 39.5% felt unsafe some of the times. Conclusion: Students found online teaching more helpful in learning Physiology theory than practical. Majority of class reported internet connectivity issues. All the responders agreed that this pandemic affected their regular life. Most of the students felt that online classes have helped them to remain positive and motivated towards study.

scholarly journals Comparative evaluation of COVID-19 pandemic enforced online teaching versus traditional teaching from point of view of medical students

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Radhika Vijay
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Traditional Mode ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: The current ongoing coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought a sea change in education teaching learning system, ways and methodologies. Online teaching has been enforced suddenly for students worldwide. It has become a substitute to traditional teaching. Aware of the fact that the Corona pandemic has changed the way of learning teaching, we want to find out what students think about their real predispositions. This study is to compare and evaluate the opinions, preferences, experiences of undergraduate medical students during continuous online classes since the onset of Pandemic times.Methods: A sample size of 115 undergraduate medical students of batch 2019 was taken for the study done in Sardar Patel Medical College of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India in October 2020.A questionnaire was prepared using Google forms application and was filled by students online.Results: Majority of students had a preference and interest for traditional mode of teaching, they agreed on better understanding of concepts and details of topic and grasping more of knowledge through it. But majority of students also agreed that they are getting more time to study now with online teaching.Conclusions: This study gives an in depth insight into the current ongoing online teaching methodologies and throws light on changing acceptance of students to the current COVID-19 pandemic ways of teaching and on welcoming a better “blended learning” pattern in the upcoming Post COVID-19 new normal times.

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

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.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of interactive dual-mode online platform for teaching and assessment of students during COVID 19 pandemic: Narrative experience and reflections of undergraduate medical students

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Rajiv Mahajan ◽  
Kapil Gupta ◽  
Sandeep Kaur ◽  
Tanvir Kaur Sidhu ◽  
Upinder Kaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Dual Mode ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Medical Undergraduate

Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate the perception of the undergraduate students about the online platform developed, through a long-term, qualitative study. COVID-19 enforced initial lockdown and later closing of educational institutes, including medical colleges in India. The circumstances lead to adoption of online means of teaching for teaching the medical undergraduate students. An interactive dual-mode online platform was introduced for teaching and assessment of undergraduate students in our institute also. Materials and Methods: Narrative experiences and reflections of students while attending online classes through the designed and delivered “interactive dual-mode online platform” were collected through open ended, anonymous Google forms. Results: Students were satisfied with the online learning as a stop-gap arrangement. Although they were facing technical snags and internet issues, they were happy that their syllabus was being covered and they were receiving formative assessment, in whatever quantity and mode possible. However, they were concerned about the lack of clinical training. Conclusion: To tide over crisis period, online teaching can be used, but one should shift to onsite teaching as soon as possible, particularly for medical students.

scholarly journals Evaluation of E-learning among Medical Undergraduate Students during Covid-19 Pandemic in a Government Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (07) ◽  
pp. 374-378
Author(s):  
Suneetha Bollipo ◽  
John G. Wilson ◽  
Phani Madhavi Kajana ◽  
Akhil Jakkala
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Classroom Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Digital Medium ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Conventional Classroom

BACKGROUND Coronavirus pandemic ever since its beginning has impacted all aspects of human life. Its impact on education was more evident as all schools, colleges had to be shut down. However, Covid-19 has forced educational institutions to search for new modes of teaching. Every school and college was forced to adopt the digital medium of education or e learning. Following the preventive measures of social distancing, all conventional classroom classes were suspended due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Considering the prevailing lockdown imposed by the government and the necessary physical distancing, an online teaching session was conducted everywhere in all the medical colleges. We used a free version of Zoom for teaching classes for medical students. Students’ perceptions were collected at the end of the lecture series. We wanted to understand and analyse the perception of medical students regarding e-classes, to collect feedback for further improvement of e-classes and optimum utilisation of online platform for undergraduate medical students and to assesses the perceptions of medical students towards e-learning during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at AC Subba Reddy Medical College, Nellore, in the month of September 2020 among 476 medical students of all the professional years. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to conduct the study. After taking verbal consent over telephone, data was collected from questionnaire sent through Google Forms. Students were asked to read each choice carefully and choose the response which best expresses his / her feelings. SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis. RESULTS A total of 476 students’ responses was received; 137 were males and 245 were females. Around 3 / 4 th were (77 %) having negative perception towards elearning. Almost 3 / 4 th (76 %) of the students used smartphone for e-learning. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the students felt that e-learning is not at par with conventional classroom learning but felt it to be an extremely useful mode of learning during the period of Covid-19 pandemic. KEYWORDS E-Learning, Conventional Classroom Learning, Covid-19 Pandemic, E-Class Material, Smartphone Devices

scholarly journals Knowledge of and Attitude towards Primary Healthcare among Undergraduate Medical Students

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Almas Khattak ◽  
Rabia Khattak ◽  
Maria Mufti ◽  
Haseeba Mukhtar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical Colleges

OBJECTIVES: To assess undergraduate medical students’ knowledge of and their attitudes towards primary healthcare and to compare the knowledge and attitudes of students in public and private medical colleges as well as between different demographic groups of students. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in public and private medical colleges after an ethical approval was granted. Data was collected from 201 undergraduate medical students through a validated (by Chalmers et al. 1997) Primary Health Care Questionnaire (PHCQ) utilizing an online data collection platform of Google Forms. The link to Google Form was distributed via emails and social media links of participating colleges. Data was exported from Google Form into SPSS version 24 and analyzed. RESULTS: The total knowledge score of students ranged from 8 to 17 with the mean knowledge score of 12.62 (SD: 1.398). The total attitude score ranged from 59 to 82 for all the participants with the mean attitude score of 71.12 (SD=4.382). Comparison of knowledge scores showed higher scores in females than males (p=0.004), and significantly higher attitudes scores among private medical students than public (p=0.037). CONCLUSION: Medical students’ gender and setting of their medical studies showed significant influence on their knowledge of and attitudes towards primary healthcare.  

scholarly journals E-Learning amid COVID-19 Pandemic: An Experience by medical students of Rawalpindi Medical University Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-367
Author(s):  
Rizwana Shahid ◽  
Shazia Zeb ◽  
Sumaira Yasmeen ◽  
Muhammad Umar ◽  
Rai Muhammad Asghar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of e-learning and hurdles confronted to the undergraduate medical students of Rawalpindi Medical University in continuation of academics during COVID-19 pandemic. Subjects & Methods: A survey was carried out during July 2020 to scrutinize the experience of 1041 medical students enrolled at Rawalpindi Medical University regarding their academic experience through Microsoft Teams. A self- structured questionnaire was digitally administered for this purpose to gather their responses about academic coverage, prior intimation about the lecture topic, opportunities for interaction with teachers, internet connectivity and various teaching methods employed by the teachers and recommendations for improvement. The data was analyzed by means of SPSS version 25.0. Percentages were computed for responses on all the variables. Results: Total 1041 medical students gave feedback regarding their e-learning through Microsoft Teams. Theoretical aspect coverage, prior intimation of topic to be covered and student-teacher interaction during online classes were satisfactory according to 68%, 85% and 61% of students respectively. About 70% respondents claimed frequent internet connectivity issues during e-learning while 63% found Microsoft Teams interface incompatible. Broad band internet connection at home was available to only 60.10% students. Most (25%) students wanted improvement in software for smooth execution of their e-learning. Conclusion: Although online learning proved as blessing in disguise amid COVID-19 pandemic but being new experience for both students and teachers some problems were faced that can easily be rectified.

scholarly journals Perception of Faculty and Students About E Learning About Feasibility, Acceptance and Implementation in Covid Crisis  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramila Menon ◽  
Vineeta Pande ◽  
Sudhir Jadhav ◽  
Sharad Agarkhedkar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Positive Feedback ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract The study aimed to understand the perception, acceptance and feasibility of E learning for undergraduate medical students and faculty during the Carona pandemic and get suggestions to improve the teaching learning process. Methods: Total 447 (436+11) were approached for the response through google form. Out of 447 participants of 321 responses ( 71%; 95 CI 67.5-75.8 ) recorded and 302 (96%; 95 CI 90.9-96.4) gave consent which included (students 211 and 11 faculty) who experienced E learning as teaching learning method and their feedback collected using an semi structured questionnaire as google form in google classroom. Results: A majority 81%( 95 CI 67.5-75.8) had positive responses towards various aspects of the online classes. Google classroom and video based platforms like zoom,cisco webex, google meet were the most preferred and convenient platforms. Conclusion: Online classes were accepted by the most of the students and faculty. The positive feedback and suggestions helped in the planning of E learning classes in the existing curriculum for future.

scholarly journals Opinion of medical students on online classes during covid 19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Nagasrilatha Bathala ◽  
Anjaneyulu Kammineni
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis

: COVID-19 is referred as pandemic due to its severity and fierceness also as the greatest global health crisis since after centuries in human civilization. This made many schools and colleges to remain shut down for an indefinite time as the only option left to prevent transmission of virus in the institutions. At the same time, teaching concepts have changed with a similar speed than the evolution of the Internet, social media and digital technology. In these circumstances online teaching has become the only option left to fulfill the academic necessities of the students. This study will help to find out the students' opinion and attitude towards online classes during COVID – 19 Pandemic. : An Anonymous Cross sectional study is conducted among undergraduate medical students of various colleges affiliated to DRNTRUHS, AP regarding their opinion and attitude towards online teaching classes conducted during Covid 19 pandemic period by sharing the link for Google document. 432 under graduate medical students were participated in the study. 313 participants (72.41%) opined that online teaching is helpful. Majority of participants opined that online teaching is helpful (72.41%); comfortable (61.63%); they are able to interact (73.7%). 68.74% of participants have troubles to attend online classes. Very less participants (13.79%) showed their preference for online classes after this period. All the participants strongly mentioned that their practical skills will be affected badly due to this type of teaching.The deadly and infectious disease Covid-19 has deeply affected the educational system globally. In our present study majority of students strongly opined that online teaching is helpful; they are also comfortable and able to interact with their faculty also. When COVID 19 resolves, transformative changes are expected in medical education through the use of emergent technology.

scholarly journals Issues in E-Learning during Covid-19 in Morocco: A Focus on EFL Master Students’ Voices

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelmajid JAMIAI ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Master Program ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

E-learning has recently been given much attention in Higher Education (HE) in Morocco. This article has to do with students’ reflections on using technology in online classes for one semester during the emergency of Covid-19 pandemic. The research design for this study is qualitative in which unstructured interview was used to collect data from thirty-two Master Program students at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of Dhar Mehraz at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Morocco as a convenient sampling. The thematic analysis was used to analyze the retrieved data via e-mails. The findings of this study indicate that online learning for master students in Morocco was not as effective as in face-to-face instructions. It was also found that master students encountered many challenges in online classes during the unexpected circumstances of the pandemic due to the unpreparedness of the educational system, which paves the way to some recommendations in the field of online teaching/learning classes.

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