Correction to: Distance learning in clinical medical education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan: current situation, challenges, and perspectives

Al-Balas, Mahmoud; Al-Balas, Hasan Ibrahim; Jaber, Hatim; Obeidat, Khaled; Al-Balas, Hamzeh; Al-Taher, Raed; Al-Balas, Bayan

doi:10.1186/s12909-020-02428-3

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“…Investigations had been carried out in the form of numerous studies to determine students' perceptions and attitudes towards the completely digital education during the coronavirus outbreak, and one of the popular topics discussed was the challenges faced. For example, [11] found that the biggest concern among students in Jordanian medical schools was poor Internet coverage, followed by Internet data limitation, learning platform variation and insufficient devices. Similarly, the findings of another study showed that 69% of 762 students from two universities in Romania faced technical problems with the platform used by the university, whereas 14.8% had inadequate devices and mobile connection.…”

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“…On the positive side, students do acknowledge the advantages of e-learning, such as being able to continue their education remotely from the comfort of their homes, the usefulness of having recorded videos to facilitate their studying and revision process and the development of their self-directed learning skills [14]. Results from other literature showed comfortable learning environment as one of the most prevalent benefits of online education in addition to the flexibility of learning anytime and anywhere and the reduction of transportation time and expenses [5], [11]. For enhancing online learning, students suggested that the interaction be improved and the workload be reduced [14].…”

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Distance Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Perceptions and Preference of University Students in Malaysia Towards Online Learning

Razami¹,

Ibrahim²

2021

IJACSA

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The sudden shift from the brick-and-mortar approach to online distance learning due to the coronavirus pandemic greatly impacted everyone involved, particularly students. Hence, it is critical to identify the perception of students regarding the challenges they faced, their satisfaction with remote learning, as well as their preferences and recommendations for improvement which are the objectives of this research. A survey taken by 408 diploma students with 377 valid answers for the quantitative study showed that the most common difficulties they encountered were in terms of interaction, concentration and motivation. The mean of the perceived challenges was found to be significantly different depending on the respondents' prior e-learning experience and area of residence. With regard to the relevant activities to be conducted virtually, most participants approved of assessments such as quiz, assignments and tests. Animation and gamification received the highest votes as the elements that students wished were incorporated to boost their online learning engagement. The findings from this research contribute to existing studies on the perceptions and preference of students towards distance education by shedding light on the perspective of diploma students.

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Section: A Students' Perceptions Of Online Learningmentioning

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Distance Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Perceptions and Preference of University Students in Malaysia Towards Online Learning

Razami¹,

Ibrahim²

2021

IJACSA

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“…In contrast, as a consequence of the mandatory social isolation, in-person classes in Lima, Peru have been cancelled to start the distance learning modality at the national level. [ 10 11 ] This teaching mode requires the use of uncommon learning methods and the acquisition of new habits by students, which could significantly affect not only their academic performance but also their mental health. [ 12 13 14 ]…”

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Impact of COVID-19 Mandatory Social Isolation on the Development of Anxiety in Peruvian Dentistry Students

Cayo-Rojas

Castro-Mena

Agramonte-Rosell

et al. 2021

Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry

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“…In addition, the strict need to keep social distances due to the recent COVID-19 worldwide outbreak has resulted in the temporary closure of universities in many countries and denied medical students from accessing clinical wards [ 4 , 5 ]. From an educational standpoint, this promotes the need for clinical training methods that do not require bedside didactic activities and that do not necessarily entail continuous direct supervision by experienced doctors [ 6 , 7 ]. Examples of these methods are simulators, which were developed not only to support learning of specific medical procedures, such as laparoscopy [ 8 ], but also to train students in clinical diagnostic reasoning as with virtual patient simulators (VPSs) [ 9 ].…”

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A Natural Language Processing–Based Virtual Patient Simulator and Intelligent Tutoring System for the Clinical Diagnostic Process: Simulator Development and Case Study

Furlan¹,

Gatti²,

Menè³

et al. 2021

JMIR Med Inform

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Background Shortage of human resources, increasing educational costs, and the need to keep social distances in response to the COVID-19 worldwide outbreak have prompted the necessity of clinical training methods designed for distance learning. Virtual patient simulators (VPSs) may partially meet these needs. Natural language processing (NLP) and intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) may further enhance the educational impact of these simulators. Objective The goal of this study was to develop a VPS for clinical diagnostic reasoning that integrates interaction in natural language and an ITS. We also aimed to provide preliminary results of a short-term learning test administered on undergraduate students after use of the simulator. Methods We trained a Siamese long short-term memory network for anamnesis and NLP algorithms combined with Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) ontology for diagnostic hypothesis generation. The ITS was structured on the concepts of knowledge, assessment, and learner models. To assess short-term learning changes, 15 undergraduate medical students underwent two identical tests, composed of multiple-choice questions, before and after performing a simulation by the virtual simulator. The test was made up of 22 questions; 11 of these were core questions that were specifically designed to evaluate clinical knowledge related to the simulated case. Results We developed a VPS called Hepius that allows students to gather clinical information from the patient’s medical history, physical exam, and investigations and allows them to formulate a differential diagnosis by using natural language. Hepius is also an ITS that provides real-time step-by-step feedback to the student and suggests specific topics the student has to review to fill in potential knowledge gaps. Results from the short-term learning test showed an increase in both mean test score (P<.001) and mean score for core questions (P<.001) when comparing presimulation and postsimulation performance. Conclusions By combining ITS and NLP technologies, Hepius may provide medical undergraduate students with a learning tool for training them in diagnostic reasoning. This may be particularly useful in a setting where students have restricted access to clinical wards, as is happening during the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries worldwide.

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Correction to: Distance learning in clinical medical education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan: current situation, challenges, and perspectives

Abstract: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Cited by 42 publications

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Distance Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Perceptions and Preference of University Students in Malaysia Towards Online Learning

Distance Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Perceptions and Preference of University Students in Malaysia Towards Online Learning

Impact of COVID-19 Mandatory Social Isolation on the Development of Anxiety in Peruvian Dentistry Students

A Natural Language Processing–Based Virtual Patient Simulator and Intelligent Tutoring System for the Clinical Diagnostic Process: Simulator Development and Case Study

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