Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care, Catholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
University Department of Health Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia.
BMC Med Educ. 2020 Nov 10;20(1):416. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02343-7.
Croatia has closed all educational institutions after 32 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were confirmed and switched to exclusive e-learning. Health sciences university students may have been particularly affected with this change due to a lack of practical education. It is not known how health sciences students and schools have adjusted to exclusive e-learning. This study aimed to explore attitudes and concerns of health sciences students in Croatia regarding the complete switch to e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligible participants were students from 9 institutions offering university-level health sciences education in Croatia enrolled in the academic year 2019/2010, and participating in e-learning. Data were collected with a questionnaire distributed via email during April/May 2020.
A total of 2520 students (aged 25.7 ± 7.7 years) responded to the questionnaire (70.3% response rate). General satisfaction with exclusive e-learning was rated with average grade of 3.7 out of 5. Compared with previous education, exclusive e-learning was rated with average grade of 3.2 out of 5. Compared to classroom learning, equal or higher motivation to attend exclusive e-learning was reported by 64.4% of participants. With a longer duration of exclusive e-learning, equal or higher motivation was reported by 65.5% of participants. Less than half of the students indicated they felt deprived or concerned due to the lack of practical lessons. Most participants indicated that in the future, they would prefer to combine classic classroom and e-learning (N = 1403; 55.7%).
Most health sciences students were satisfied with the exclusive e-learning, as well as their personal and institutional adjustment to it. Students' feedback can help institutions to improve the exclusive e-learning experience for students in the time of the pandemic.
克罗地亚在确认 32 例 SARS-CoV-2 感染病例后关闭了所有教育机构,并转为纯在线学习。由于缺乏实践教育,卫生科学专业的大学生可能受到了这种变化的特别影响。目前尚不清楚卫生科学专业的学生和学校是如何适应纯在线学习的。本研究旨在探索克罗地亚卫生科学专业学生对在 COVID-19 大流行期间完全转向在线学习的态度和关注。
合格的参与者为 2019/2010 学年在克罗地亚提供大学水平卫生科学教育的 9 所机构的学生,他们正在参加在线学习。数据通过电子邮件在 2020 年 4 月/5 月期间收集。
共有 2520 名学生(年龄 25.7±7.7 岁)对问卷做出了回应(回应率为 70.3%)。对纯在线学习的总体满意度评为平均 5 分中的 3.7 分。与之前的教育相比,纯在线学习的评分为 5 分中的 3.2 分。与课堂学习相比,64.4%的参与者报告说对纯在线学习有同等或更高的学习动力。随着纯在线学习时间的延长,65.5%的参与者报告说有同等或更高的学习动力。不到一半的学生表示由于缺乏实践课程而感到匮乏或担忧。大多数参与者表示,他们将来更愿意将传统课堂和在线学习相结合(N=1403;55.7%)。
大多数卫生科学专业的学生对纯在线学习以及他们个人和机构的适应感到满意。学生的反馈可以帮助机构在大流行期间改善学生的纯在线学习体验。