Mudenda Steward, Daka Victor, Mufwambi Webrod, Matafwali Scott Kaba, Chabalenge Billy, Skosana Phumzile, Mfune Ruth Lindizyani, Kasanga Maisa, Okonji Osaretin Christabel, Mayoka Godfrey, Kampamba Martin, Hikaambo Christabel Nang'andu, Mukosha Moses, Kanaan Manal Hadi Ghaffoori, Zikalala-Mabope Lindi Angeline, Sinkamba George, Okoro Roland Nnaemeka, Chulu Martha, Godman Brian, Fadare Joseph
Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
Department of Public Health, Michael Chilufya Sata School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia.
SAGE Open Med. 2023 Dec 24;11:20503121231218904. doi: 10.1177/20503121231218904. eCollection 2023.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted classroom-based learning, necessitating the adoption of online learning in most universities. However, there has been a lack of information on university students' perspectives regarding online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assessed the perspectives, satisfaction and experiences with online and classroom learning among human health students at the University of Zambia.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among 737 students at the University of Zambia from October 2022 to April 2023. Data were analysed using Stata version 16.1.
Of the 737 participants, 51.6% were female and 56.5% agreed that blended learning should continue even after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, 78.4% of the students believed that group discussions were more suitable in the classroom than online learning. Most students (67.1%) disagreed that they preferred online learning to classroom learning. Furthermore, 77.6% of the students disagreed that online learning gave more satisfaction than classroom learning.
This study found that most students recommended the continuation of blended learning after the pandemic. However, they believed that follow-up tutorials and assessments were better undertaken in physical classrooms than online learning. These findings are important in sensitising stakeholders in the education sector and governments to consider blended learning as a teaching strategy in the future. There is a need to develop and implement curricula that offer blended learning to students as well as ensure the students have the necessary facilities and equipment to support such learning.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行扰乱了基于课堂的学习，使得大多数大学不得不采用在线学习。然而，关于大学生在COVID-19大流行期间对在线学习的看法，目前缺乏相关信息。本研究评估了赞比亚大学人类健康专业学生对在线学习和课堂学习的看法、满意度及体验。
本横断面研究于2022年10月至2023年4月在赞比亚大学的737名学生中进行。使用Stata 16.1版本对数据进行分析。
在737名参与者中，51.6%为女性，56.5%的人认为即使在COVID-19大流行之后，混合式学习也应继续。然而，78.4%的学生认为小组讨论在课堂上比在线学习更合适。大多数学生（67.1%）不同意他们更喜欢在线学习而不是课堂学习。此外，77.6%的学生不同意在线学习比课堂学习更能带来满足感。
本研究发现，大多数学生建议在大流行后继续采用混合式学习。然而，他们认为后续辅导和评估在实体课堂上比在线学习更好进行。这些发现对于促使教育部门的利益相关者和政府在未来将混合式学习作为一种教学策略加以考虑具有重要意义。有必要开发并实施为学生提供混合式学习的课程，同时确保学生具备支持此类学习的必要设施和设备。
