Barriers to online learning in the time of COVID-19: A national survey of medical students in the Philippines

Baticulon, Ronnie E.; Alberto, Nicole Rose I.; Baron, Maria Beatriz C.; Mabulay, Robert Earl C.; Rizada, Lloyd Gabriel T.; Sy, Jinno Jenkin; Tiu, Christl Jan S.; Clarion, Charlie A.; Reyes, John Carlo B.

doi:10.1101/2020.07.16.20155747

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“…The lowest levels of satisfaction with the support were found for finance and accounting, 30.2% (the lowest ranked Africa -21.1%) and international offices, 26.0% (the lowest ranked Africa -13.6%). The Philippines ranked at the bottom of satisfaction with the teaching staff, which is in accordance with a survey where almost 94% of students reported poor communication with the teaching staff [55]. The impact of sociodemographic factors on the satisfaction with the support of teaching staff was similar as mentioned above; female students and students from the social science showed greater satisfaction (see Table 2).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…As far as the students' academic life is concerned, we were interested in (1) the availability of different kinds of home infrastructure needed for efficient study, and (2) the self-report of students' computer skills. Both challenges were mentioned also by Kamarianos et al [25], Sahu [44], and Baticulon et al [55]. When examining the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the education of students, in our study, on a global level, the share of students with frequent access to the specific equipment was highest for office supplies, e.g.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Lecturers must organize the content and learning methods accordingly to the new mode of delivery, so that students do not feel isolated and alone in the learning process. Therefore, appropriate knowledge and skills of lecturers as well as ICT equipment have to be ensured, which is pointed out by the authors of researches in countries where online learning has not yet been widespread before the COVID-19 pandemic [26,55,64,83]. In our survey students were asked about the attitudes toward different online forms of teaching and learning, including also the satisfaction with organization and support of their institutions after the cancellation of onsite classes due to the physical closure of higher education institutions.…”

Section: From Onsite To Online Lecturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…from Asia -China [7,29], India [45], Pakistan [46], Philippines [47] Saudi Arabia [26], Vietnam [48]; from Europe -Germany [36], Spain [49], Switzerland [33], Ukraine [50]; from Africa -Ghana [15]; from North America -the U.S. [51,52]) and/or (2) on a single academic field (e.g. medical students from Iran [53], Mexico [54], Philippines [55], Saudi Arabia [56], Turkey [57], the US [19,58] and nursing students from Croatia [59], England [60], Israel [61] and the U.S. [62]). Only few surveys include student samples from more universities or countries (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

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The paper aims to present the most comprehensive and large-scale study to date of students’ perceived impacts of COVID-19 crisis on different aspects of their lives on a global level. The study with a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries reveals that due to worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support of teaching staff and universities’ public relations. Nevertheless, a lack of computer skills and the perception of increased workload prevented them from perceiving higher performance in a new teaching environment. Students were mainly concerned about their future professional career and studying issues, and were feeling boredom, anxiety and frustration. The pandemic encouraged some hygienic behaviors (i.e. wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily habits (i.e. leaving home, shaking hands). Students were also more satisfied with the role of hospitals and universities during the epidemic, compared to government and banks. Further findings demonstrate that students with selected sociodemographic characteristics (male, part-time, first level, applied sciences, lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were, in general, more strongly affected by the pandemic as they were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life. Key factors influencing students' satisfaction with the role of university have also been identified. Policymakers and higher education institutions worldwide may benefit from these findings when formulating policy recommendations and tactics on how to support students during the pandemic.

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Section: Academic Lifesupporting

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Section: From Onsite To Online Lecturesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…from Asia: China [7,29], India [45], Pakistan [46], Philippines [47] Saudi Arabia [26], Vietnam [48]; from Europe: Germany [36], Spain [49], Switzerland [33], Ukraine [50]; from Africa: Ghana [15]; from North America: the USA [51,52]); and/or (2) on a single academic field (e.g. medical students from Iran [53], Mexico [54], the Philippines [55], Saudi Arabia [56], Turkey [57], the USA [19,58] and nursing students from Croatia [59], England [60], Israel [61] and the USA [62]). Only a few surveys include student samples from more than one university or country (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

Aristovnik

Keržič

Ravšelj

et al. 2020

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The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale study to date on how students perceive the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on various aspects of their lives on a global level. With a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries, the study reveals that amid the worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support provided by teaching staff and their universities’ public relations. Still, deficient computer skills and the perception of a higher workload prevented them from perceiving their own improved performance in the new teaching environment. Students were mainly concerned about issues to do with their future professional career and studies, and experienced boredom, anxiety and frustration. The pandemic has led to the adoption of particular hygienic behaviours (e.g. wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily practices (e.g. leaving home, shaking hands). Students were also more satisfied with the role played by hospitals and universities during the epidemic compared to the government and banks. The findings also show that students with selected socio-demographic characteristics (male, part-time, first level, applied sciences, lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were generally more strongly affected by the pandemic since they were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life. Key factors influencing students' satisfaction with the role of their university are also identified. Policymakers and higher education institutions around the world may benefit from these findings while formulating policy recommendations and strategies to support students during this and any future pandemics.

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Barriers to online learning in the time of COVID-19: A national survey of medical students in the Philippines

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

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