Das Pranab, Roy Dolly, Saha Nivedita
Department of Pharmacology, Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 25;16(7):e65399. doi: 10.7759/cureus.65399. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Introduction The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic-imposed changes in educational practices worldwide. It forced medical institutions to adapt to an online teaching mode, which has advantages and disadvantages. The present study aims to investigate the perceptions of medical students regarding online learning during COVID-19. Purpose This study assesses whether online teaching methods are feasible, suitable, preferred, and effective compared to traditional in-class teaching for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students. Methodology It is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on 120 second-year MBBS students of Silchar Medical College, Silchar, India. Using Google Forms, a closed-ended pre-formed questionnaire was distributed to the students to get feedback on the advantages and challenges of online learning. The respondents were prompted to respond to the questions on a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5. The data were analyzed using Excel 16 (Microsoft® Corp., Redmond, WA). Results The majority of the participants positively supported the feasibility, suitability, utility, and effectiveness of online learning. The most preferred online web conferencing platform for e-learning in the survey was Google Classroom. Despite the advantages, online medical education was limited by network-related issues and a lack of socializing with peers. Moreover, looking forward, about 90% of the students preferred online or a combination of online and classroom teaching. Conclusion The study highlights the positive attitude toward online education among second-year MBBS Students in a tertiary care hospital in Assam. It provides valuable insights into the challenges faced in e-learning in medical education, forming the groundwork for devising future education strategies.
引言 2019 冠状病毒病疫情的爆发促使全球教育实践发生了变化。它迫使医疗机构适应在线教学模式，这种模式有优点也有缺点。本研究旨在调查医学生对 2019 冠状病毒病期间在线学习的看法。目的 本研究评估与传统课堂教学相比，在线教学方法对于医学学士和外科学士（MBBS）学生是否可行、合适、受欢迎且有效。方法 这是一项对印度锡尔恰尔医学院 120 名 MBBS 二年级学生进行的横断面描述性研究。通过谷歌表单向学生发放一份封闭式预编问卷，以获取他们对在线学习的优点和挑战的反馈。受访者被要求按照从 1 到 5 的李克特量表对问题进行回答。使用 Excel 16（微软公司，华盛顿州雷德蒙德）对数据进行分析。结果 大多数参与者积极支持在线学习的可行性、合适性、实用性和有效性。调查中最受欢迎的在线电子学习网络会议平台是谷歌课堂。尽管有优点，但在线医学教育受到网络相关问题以及缺乏与同龄人社交互动的限制。此外，展望未来，约 90%的学生更喜欢在线教学或在线与课堂教学相结合的方式。结论 该研究突出了阿萨姆邦一家三级护理医院中 MBBS 二年级学生对在线教育的积极态度。它为医学教育中电子学习面临的挑战提供了有价值的见解，为制定未来教育策略奠定了基础。
