Impact of online learning on medical and non-medical students during COVID-19 pandemic in Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia: A comparative study
Medical Science
; 26(122):11, 2022.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1887478
ABSTRACT
Background:
During COVID-19, the mode of education was changed completely to online, however, in medical colleges across Saudi Arabia, the lectures were a blend of online and offline (PBL, examination, clinical skills, and labs) activities.Aims:
Our aim of this study to compare the learning outcomes in both medical and non-medical students and find out the challenges, limitations, and problems faced by medical students in the online and offline blended mode of teaching.Methods:
After acquiring affirmative consent, 151 medical and non-medical students from Shaqra University were randomly engaged in a cross-sectional study. A classic questionnaire was created in Google Form and a virtual assessment was done. The acquired students' data was assessed using SPSS and Microsoft Excel software.Results:
Over 85% of both medical and non-medical students chose online real-time training methods. In the COVID-19 duration, more than 80% of medical (M) and non-medical (NM) students said that virtual teaching was comparatively more difficult for them to focus on than the on-site teaching. Over 50% of both M and NM students believe that the COVID-19 epidemic damaged their grades this semester/block. Surprisingly, after receiving the vaccination, more than 80% of M and NM students expressed interest in on-site instruction.Conclusions:
The study clinched that the online mode of education was disliked by many students regardless of the stream and are eager for offline mode of education.
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Web of Science
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Language:
English
Journal:
Medical Science
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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