Alshammari Hessah, Shaheen Sameerah, Mahmoud Shimaa, Al-Rabiah Amal, Alyahya Khaleel
Department of Cardiac Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Anatomy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2024 Nov 20;15:1103-1111. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S444830. eCollection 2024.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced educational institutions worldwide to shift to online learning as a means to continue education during lockdowns and social distancing measures. This study investigates the effectiveness of online learning in comparison to traditional on-campus learning, specifically within the context of medical education.
Two hundred and three first- and second-year medical students at King Saud University participated in this randomized experimental study. The research employed written exams to evaluate learning outcomes, with a focus on the understanding of lecture content. Data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Studies (SPSS 22).
The findings reveal that while online learning attained similar learning outcomes to on-campus learning for content related to the early parts of the lecture, significantly lower outcomes were achieved by the online learners as the lecture progressed. Moreover, a smaller percentage of online students demonstrated a full understanding of the lecture material compared to on-campus students.
This study emphasizes the importance of assessing the effectiveness of online learning methods, particularly in medical education, to address students' needs better and improve the quality of online learning systems.
新冠疫情迫使全球教育机构转向在线学习，以此作为在封锁和社交距离措施期间继续开展教育的一种方式。本研究调查了在线学习与传统校园学习相比的有效性，特别是在医学教育背景下。
沙特国王大学的203名大一和大二医学生参与了这项随机实验研究。该研究采用笔试来评估学习成果，重点是对讲座内容的理解。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS 22）进行数据分析。
研究结果显示，虽然在线学习在讲座前期相关内容上取得了与校园学习相似的学习成果，但随着讲座的推进，在线学习者取得的成果明显更低。此外，与校园学生相比，展示出对讲座材料完全理解的在线学生比例更小。
本研究强调评估在线学习方法有效性的重要性，尤其是在医学教育中，以便更好地满足学生需求并提高在线学习系统的质量。
