Evaluation of Virtual Reality Technology and Online Teaching System for Medical Students in Ukraine During COVID-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT

A study has been conducted to evaluate the virtual reality technology and online teaching system among medical students of Bogomolets NationalMedical University, Ukraine during COVID-19 pandemic. The final questionnairecontained the 15 questions with 5 options to comprehensively evaluate thevirtual reality technology and online teaching system. The feedback of the surveywas analyzed to find effectiveness of virtual reality technology and online teachingin medical education in Ukraine. Data of survey reflected that mostly studentsadopted and agreed on virtual reality technology and online teaching and admittedthat these technologies are best alternatives to physical learning with the65.79% an agreement with the user-friendly interface for virtual reality andonline teaching system, while, 64.03% showed an agreement that virtual realityand online teaching system compensated the suspension of face-to-face medicaleducation during the COVID-19. During online learning, there was ample timefor educational activities as depicted from their response of 36.84% as stronglyagree, 35.96% as agree, 6.14% as disagree, 4.39% as strongly disagree and16.67% as neither agree nor disagree. Tutors/teachers also enjoyed virtual realityand online learning through their experience and flexibility in time management.Likewise, the results of all questions showed positive reviews and encouragedvirtual reality and online teaching in academic continuity and stability in medicaleducation in Ukraine. It can be concluded that digital learning environments areextremely effective in terms of medical students and staff satisfaction, accomplishment,and technical learning skill growth © 2021. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning. All Rights Reserved.