Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Nigeria.
Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Sep;17(6):1345-1357. doi: 10.1002/ase.2486. Epub 2024 Jul 26.
Understanding the fundamental role anatomy education plays in medical training and taking into consideration the nascence of online education in Nigeria, this study evaluated the perceptions of medical and allied-health students toward online anatomy education both during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria and for the future. For this study, Google Form questionnaires were distributed via different social and academic platforms to medical and allied-health students in Nigeria between September 28 and December 17, 2020. A total of 954 students participated in the study and 947 valid responses were recorded. The results showed that 77.6% of the students had reported computer/IT skills and 12.1% admitted that they had never attended an online class. Interestingly, 60% of the respondents disapproved of online learning approaches as effective tools for instructions in the anatomical sciences. Majority of the students (84%) agreed that their performance in anatomy would have been better if the classes were face-to-face, while 55% found the online anatomy classes uninteresting. Furthermore, 91.5% agreed that anatomy educators needed advanced skills for online education, while 94.2% agreed that anatomy online teaching needs more advanced technology to be implemented in Nigeria. This study revealed an overall negative perception about the suitability and effectiveness of online anatomy education in Nigerian medical/health training. This study recommends further investigations into the challenges that were presented during online anatomy education at the peak of the pandemic. This will help direct the development and implementation of a workable and sustainable online education model for anatomical sciences in Nigeria.
了解解剖学教育在医学培训中的基础作用，并考虑到尼日利亚在线教育的兴起，本研究评估了医学生和辅助健康专业学生在尼日利亚 COVID-19 封锁期间以及未来对在线解剖学教育的看法。为此，本研究于 2020 年 9 月 28 日至 12 月 17 日期间通过不同的社交和学术平台向尼日利亚的医学生和辅助健康专业学生分发了 Google 表单问卷。共有 954 名学生参与了这项研究，记录了 947 份有效回复。结果表明，77.6%的学生报告具备计算机/信息技术技能，12.1%的学生承认他们从未参加过在线课程。有趣的是，60%的受访者不赞成将在线学习方法作为解剖学科学教学的有效工具。大多数学生（84%）认为，如果课程是面对面进行的，他们的解剖学表现会更好，而 55%的学生认为在线解剖学课程无趣。此外，91.5%的学生同意解剖学教育者需要具备在线教育的高级技能，而 94.2%的学生同意在尼日利亚实施在线解剖教学需要更先进的技术。本研究揭示了对尼日利亚医学/健康培训中在线解剖学教育的适用性和有效性的总体负面看法。本研究建议进一步调查在大流行高峰期在线解剖学教育中出现的挑战。这将有助于指导为尼日利亚解剖学科学制定可行和可持续的在线教育模式。
