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The Influence of Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Quarantine Practices on University Students' Beliefs About the Online Learning Experience in Jordan.
Almomani, Ensaf Y; Qablan, Ahmad M; Atrooz, Fatin Y; Almomany, Abbas M; Hajjo, Rima M; Almomani, Huda Y.
  • Almomani EY; Department of Pharmacy, Alzaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  • Qablan AM; Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Atrooz FY; Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
  • Almomany AM; Department of Pharmacy, Alzaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  • Hajjo RM; Department of Pharmacy, Alzaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  • Almomani HY; Department of Pharmacy, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom.
Front Public Health ; 8: 595874, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1058474
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease that affects the respiratory system. In addition to the severe effects of the disease on health, the pandemic caused a negative impact on basic needs and services, employment, education, and economy worldwide. In Jordan, the whole country locked down, and quarantine was enforced by the military forces, which successfully controlled the spread of the disease. This research aims to study the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated quarantine on university students' beliefs about online learning practice in Jordan. An online descriptive survey involved questions that covered students' demographic information, student's basic and advanced knowledge about COVID-19, students' online learning experience during the quarantine, and finally students' views on the enforced quarantine practice in Jordan. Results showed that students have a good knowledge (>50%) about the COVID-19 basic information and a moderate knowledge (<50%) regarding COVID-19 advanced information. In general, students were pessimistic about the future of COVID-19 both locally and worldwide. Although some students acknowledged that they learned new skills in the fields of electronics, informatics, and computer software during the pandemic, most of them were unsatisfied about the quality and quantity of the given material, online exams, and the evaluation processes. Unfortunately, most of the students faced internet technical problems or challenges to electronic accessibility. The majority of the participants (>90%) supported the military-enforced quarantine implemented in the country despite the hard time the students had during the quarantine. We conclude that university students were able to protect themselves from COVID-19 through their good knowledge about the infectious disease and their commitment to follow the rules imposed by the Government of Jordan. Nevertheless, the challenges caused by the pandemic and its associated quarantine, combined with the sudden unprecedented online experience, negatively impacted students' thoughts and beliefs about the online learning experience during the quarantine. Further studies need to be performed in this context. We hope our results will help decision-makers better understand the students' attitudes and motivation toward online learning and how this will affect their future plans and decisions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Students / Quarantine / Education, Distance / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Front Public Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpubh.2020.595874

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Students / Quarantine / Education, Distance / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Front Public Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpubh.2020.595874