Chen Lin, Tang Xiao-Jiao, Liu Qing, Zhang Xuan
Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China.
China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, China.
Heliyon. 2023 May;9(5):e15632. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15632. Epub 2023 Apr 20.
In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shift in medical education from traditional face-to-face to online or remote learning, which provided challenges to faculty and students that have traditionally given face-to-face instruction. Self-directed learning (SDL) has gained popularity in undergraduate education such as nursing and adult education. Although the application of SDL in many medical teachings is practical, the application of SDL in undergraduate ophthalmology education has not been well investigated. COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in the learning style of undergraduate medical students to adapt to the shift from traditional classroom learning (TCL) to online or remote learning. Self-directed learning is a process in which individuals take the initiative in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies and evaluating learning outcomes. This study compared students' perspectives and study outcomes of the SDL and TCL to preliminarily investigate the effect of SDL in undergraduate ophthalmology education. The students showed equal perspectives and satisfaction with both learning models. There was no difference in learning outcomes at the end of the study. The students with different interests in ophthalmology had different perspectives on SDL and TCL. Self-directed learning is an essential alternative to traditional classroom learning in undergraduate ophthalmic education during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
近年来，新冠疫情导致医学教育从传统的面对面教学转向在线或远程学习，这给传统上进行面对面教学的教师和学生带来了挑战。自主学习（SDL）在本科教育如护理和成人教育中越来越受欢迎。虽然SDL在许多医学教学中的应用是切实可行的，但SDL在本科眼科学教育中的应用尚未得到充分研究。新冠疫情导致本科医学生的学习方式发生变化，以适应从传统课堂学习（TCL）到在线或远程学习的转变。自主学习是一个过程，在此过程中，个体主动诊断自己的学习需求，制定学习目标，确定学习资源，选择并实施适当的学习策略，以及评估学习成果。本研究比较了学生对SDL和TCL的看法及学习成果，以初步调查SDL在本科眼科学教育中的效果。学生对两种学习模式的看法和满意度相当。在研究结束时，学习成果没有差异。对眼科学有不同兴趣的学生对SDL和TCL有不同的看法。在中国新冠疫情期间，自主学习是本科眼科学教育中传统课堂学习的重要替代方式。
