School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Medical Faculty, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Anat Histol Embryol. 2023 Jan;52(1):93-100. doi: 10.1111/ahe.12842. Epub 2022 Jul 23.
Research is often an essential component of completing a veterinary medicine degree, with universities worldwide aiming to teach students a variety of techniques and general research comprehension and skills. As universities worldwide navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, it was often necessary to move towards distance learning, this was employed for the research module at The University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. Following completion of their independent research project, each student cohort was sent a student evaluation of the module questionnaire and quantitative and qualitative analysis was undertaken. In addition, assessment outcomes based on dissertation grade, supervisor grade and overall module score were analysed quantitatively. This was conducted on both the individual cohorts and between the pre- and peri-pandemic groups, ranging from 2017-2018 through to 2021-2022 cohorts. The students received increased dissertation and supervisor grades (by nearly 6%) during the 2021-2022 peri-pandemic cohort, when compared to the pre-pandemic cohorts, but did differ significantly compared to the 2020-2021 cohort. The pre- and peri-pandemic Likert-scale ratings for module organisation and assessment criteria were similar, workload management and the ability to explore concepts and ideas was reduced in the peri-pandemic cohorts, whereas the accessibility to resources was increased in the peri-pandemic students compared to those taught prior to the pandemic. Student feedback can provide essential information when designing and managing research projects and when compared to assessment grades it can help us understand attainment, essential information when providing a quality university level education whilst supporting student welfare following the COVID-19 pandemic.
研究通常是完成兽医学位的一个重要组成部分，全球的大学都致力于向学生传授各种技术以及一般的研究理解和技能。当全球的大学在应对 COVID-19 大流行时，通常需要转向远程学习，这一模式被用于诺丁汉大学兽医学院和科学学院的研究模块。在完成他们的独立研究项目后，每个学生群体都会收到一份对该模块的学生评估问卷，进行定量和定性分析。此外，还根据论文成绩、导师成绩和整体模块成绩进行了定量分析。这是在个体群体以及大流行前和大流行期间的群体之间进行的，范围从 2017-2018 年到 2021-2022 年的群体。与大流行前的群体相比，2021-2022 年大流行期间的学生获得了更高的论文和导师成绩（近 6%），但与 2020-2021 年的群体相比，差异并不显著。模块组织和评估标准的大流行前和大流行期间的李克特量表评分相似，大流行期间的群体在工作量管理和探索概念和想法的能力方面有所降低，而大流行期间的学生获得资源的机会则比大流行前的学生增加。学生反馈在设计和管理研究项目时提供了重要信息，与评估成绩相比，它可以帮助我们了解学生的学习成果，这在提供高质量的大学教育并在 COVID-19 大流行后支持学生福利方面是至关重要的。
