“Efficacy of online pre-recorded practical demonstrations and live streamed practical demonstrations in third year physiotherapy students during the Covid-19 pandemic- A survey”

ABSTRACT

Aim: To study the efficacy of online pre-recorded practical demonstrations and live streamed practical demonstrations in Third year physiotherapy students during the COVID-19 pandemic- A survey Objectives: • To understand efficacy of online pre-recorded practical demonstrations • To understand the live streamed practical demonstrations • To compare live streamed practical demonstrations versus online pre-recorded practical demonstrations. Study Design: Cross Sectional Study Sampling method: Complete enumeration Sample size All 44 Third B.P.Th students from TMV's Lokmanya Medical College of Physiotherapy, Navi Mumbai. Methodology: All 44 students of Third year B.P.Th from TMV's Lokmanya Medical college of Physiotherapy,Kharghar were enrolled for this study. Survey among students was done on pre-recorded videos and live demonstration conducted by the college as per the curriculum. Since this study was done in the COVID-19 pandemic the consent forms were mailed to the students. The practical topics to be covered during complete lockdown were taught by posting online videos of the said topic on Google classroom. The theory part of the concerned topics was taught via Zoom platform. The students were expected to go through the videos and practise their techniques at home. In the partial lockdown phase, students were allowed to visit the campus in batches of 5. During this time the practical topics were covered via live streaming. Voluntary consent was taken from each student. They were asked to fill a questionnaire regarding aspects of class experience, learning effect and evaluation of the teachers. Statistical Analysis: Data analysis done using Excel 2013 Results: Pre-recorded video is equally as effective as a live demonstration. However, students preferred live demonstration technique over pre-recorded videos. Each method has its own advantages and limitations, therefore both methods can be combined in teaching undergraduate physiotherapy courses in order to improve learning experiences and to match different learning preferences of students.