Bahattab Awsan, Hanna Michel, Teo Voicescu George, Hubloue Ives, Della Corte Francesco, Ragazzoni Luca
Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid, and Global Health, Novara, Italy.
Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Oct 24;12:e49955. doi: 10.2196/49955.
There has been a significant increase in the use of e-learning for global and public health education recently, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. e-Learning holds the potential to offer equal opportunities, overcoming barriers like physical limitations and training costs. However, its effectiveness remains debated, with institutions unprepared for the sudden shift during the pandemic. To effectively evaluate the outcomes of e-learning, a standardized and rigorous approach is necessary. However, the existing literature on this subject often lacks standardized assessment tools and theoretical foundations, leading to ambiguity in the evaluation process. Consequently, it becomes imperative to identify a clear theoretical foundation and practical approach for evaluating global and public health e-learning outcomes.
This protocol for a scoping review aims to map the state of e-learning evaluation in global and public health education to determine the existing theoretical evaluation frameworks, methods, tools, and domains and the gaps in research and practice.
The scoping review will be conducted following the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. The initial search was performed in PubMed, Education Resource Information Center, Web of Science, and Scopus to identify peer-reviewed articles that report on the use of evaluation and assessment for e-learning training. The search strings combined the concepts of e-learning, public health, and health science education, along with evaluation and frameworks. After the initial search, a screening process will be carried out to determine the relevance of the identified studies to the research question. Data related to the characteristics of the included studies, the characteristics of the e-learning technology used in the studies, and the study outcomes will be extracted from the eligible articles. The extracted data will then undergo a structured, descriptive, quantitative, and qualitative content analysis to synthesize the information from the selected studies.
Initial database searches yielded a total of 980 results. Duplicates have been removed, and title and abstract screening of the 805 remaining extracted articles are underway. Quantitative and qualitative findings from the reviewed articles will be presented to answer the study objective.
This scoping review will provide global and public health educators with a comprehensive overview of the current state of e-learning evaluation. By identifying existing e-learning frameworks and tools, the findings will offer valuable guidance for further advancements in global and public health e-learning evaluation. The study will also enable the creation of a comprehensive, evidence-based e-learning evaluation framework and tools, which will improve the quality and accountability of global health and public health education. Ultimately, this will contribute to better health outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/49955.
近年来，电子学习在全球和公共卫生教育中的应用显著增加，尤其是在新冠疫情之后。电子学习有潜力提供平等的机会，克服身体限制和培训成本等障碍。然而，其有效性仍存在争议，各机构在疫情期间对这一突然转变毫无准备。为了有效评估电子学习的成果，需要一种标准化且严格的方法。然而，关于这一主题的现有文献往往缺乏标准化的评估工具和理论基础，导致评估过程含糊不清。因此，确定一个明确的理论基础和实用方法来评估全球和公共卫生电子学习成果变得至关重要。
本范围综述方案旨在梳理全球和公共卫生教育中电子学习评估的现状，以确定现有的理论评估框架、方法、工具和领域，以及研究和实践中的差距。
范围综述将按照PRISMA-ScR（系统评价与Meta分析扩展版范围综述的首选报告项目）指南进行。最初在PubMed、教育资源信息中心、科学网和Scopus中进行搜索，以识别报告电子学习培训评估和评价使用情况的同行评议文章。搜索词结合了电子学习、公共卫生和健康科学教育的概念，以及评价和框架。初步搜索后，将进行筛选过程，以确定所识别研究与研究问题的相关性。将从符合条件的文章中提取与纳入研究的特征、研究中使用的电子学习技术的特征以及研究结果相关的数据。然后，对提取的数据进行结构化、描述性、定量和定性的内容分析，以综合所选研究的信息。
初步数据库搜索共产生980条结果。重复项已被删除，目前正在对剩余的805篇提取文章进行标题和摘要筛选。将展示综述文章的定量和定性研究结果，以回答研究目的。
本范围综述将为全球和公共卫生教育工作者提供电子学习评估现状的全面概述。通过识别现有的电子学习框架和工具，研究结果将为全球和公共卫生电子学习评估的进一步发展提供有价值的指导。该研究还将促成创建一个全面的、基于证据的电子学习评估框架和工具，这将提高全球卫生和公共卫生教育的质量和问责制。最终，这将有助于实现更好的健康结果。
国际注册报告识别号（IRRID）：DERR1-10.2196/49955。
