Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Med Educ. 2020 Oct 31;20(1):396. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02310-2.
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic prompted the pediatric department at King Abdulaziz University to continue students' educational activities by offering courses online that utilized web video conferencing (WVC). Given the uncertainties of WVC educational quality and the challenge of shifting to an online environment, this study aimed to evaluate student satisfaction with the teaching quality of case-based discussion (CBD) sessions conducted through WVC.
One hundred sixty-two undergraduate medical students in pediatrics completed the reduced Students' Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ) survey with a five-point Likert scale over 5 weeks. The WVC CBD sessions were facilitated by 50 faculty members.
82% of respondents were highly satisfied with the WVC CBD session's teaching quality. The majority agreed that the sessions were intellectually challenging, that the instructors were dynamic, and encouraged students to participate. No statistically significant correlation was found between student satisfaction and technical issues (r = 0.037, p = 0.003).
WVC teaching had an overall positive outcome on student satisfaction, and teaching quality relied on teaching, cognitive, and social presence rather than technology. However, technology remains an important platform that supports teachers' educational activities. Thus, implementing a blended pediatric course to augment future course delivery is optimal.
2019 年冠状病毒病大流行促使阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学儿科部门通过利用网络视频会议(WVC)提供在线课程来继续学生的教育活动。鉴于 WVC 教育质量的不确定性以及向在线环境转变的挑战,本研究旨在评估学生对通过 WVC 进行的基于案例的讨论(CBD)课程的教学质量的满意度。
162 名儿科本科医学生在 5 周内完成了简化的学生教育质量评估(SEEEQ)调查,采用五点李克特量表进行评估。WVC CBD 课程由 50 名教师主持。
82%的受访者对 WVC CBD 课程的教学质量非常满意。大多数人认为课程具有挑战性,教师充满活力,鼓励学生参与。学生满意度与技术问题之间没有统计学上的显著相关性(r=0.037,p=0.003)。
WVC 教学对学生满意度产生了整体积极的影响,教学质量取决于教学、认知和社会存在,而不是技术。然而,技术仍然是支持教师教育活动的重要平台。因此,实施混合式儿科课程来增强未来的课程交付是最佳选择。