Department of Medical Education and Research, Northwest School of Medicine, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Department of Community Medicine.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2020 Oct-Dec;32(Suppl 1)(4):S644-S650.
During COVID-19 pandemic, to forestall the outspread of contagion, all academic activities where physical presence was mandatory were halted. This prompted the shifting of educational activities to the online learning system. Current investigation aimed to determine the perception of undergraduate students of various disciplines about online learning which has been implemented across all the universities of Pakistan in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted and data was collected from ten different medical, engineering and art universities of Pakistan. Utilizing Openepi, the calculated data sample size was 600. Students were asked 23 different questions including a validated and reliable scale (α=0.952) composed of 14 questions to determine the satisfaction level of students from e-learning. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, ANOVA and chi-square test were used to analyse data through SPSS.
The most broadly embraced teaching methodology was online classes through Zoom Application. According to the developed scale, overall, 78% of students were dissatisfied from online learning. Students also raised concerns over assessment methods, student-instructor communication, fairness of examination and difficulty in understanding concepts. Majority of students preferred classroom teaching and 81% of respondents didn't want to continue with e-learning.
Results have depicted that students are not satisfied with e-learning and they pointed out some critical defects in the system. HEC and rectors should treat this issue as top-priority for provision of good quality education and to save the future of undergraduate students of Pakistan.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，为了阻止传染病的传播，所有需要人员到场的学术活动都停止了。这促使教育活动转向在线学习系统。目前的调查旨在确定巴基斯坦各大学的本科生对在线学习的看法，这种学习方式在 COVID-19 封锁期间已经在巴基斯坦的所有大学实施。
进行了一项横断面描述性研究，数据来自巴基斯坦的十所不同的医学、工程和艺术大学。利用 Openepi，计算出的数据样本量为 600。学生被问到 23 个不同的问题，包括一个由 14 个问题组成的经过验证和可靠的量表（α=0.952），以确定学生对电子学习的满意度。通过 SPSS 采用描述性统计、独立样本 t 检验、方差分析和卡方检验来分析数据。
最广泛采用的教学方法是通过 Zoom 应用程序进行在线课程。根据制定的量表，总体而言，78%的学生对在线学习不满意。学生还对评估方法、师生交流、考试公平性和理解概念的难度表示担忧。大多数学生更喜欢课堂教学，81%的受访者不想继续进行电子学习。
结果表明，学生对电子学习不满意，并指出了该系统中的一些关键缺陷。HEC 和校长们应该将这个问题视为提供高质量教育和拯救巴基斯坦本科生未来的首要任务。
