Nursing Students’ Perspectives and Readiness to Transition to E-Learning During COVID-19 in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mukasa, Jean; Otim, Michael; Monaco, Beatrice; Marzouqi, Amina Al; Breitener, Priya; Jawahar, Lalitha

doi:10.2147/amep.s335578

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“…The results are in agreement with Yekefallah et al [ 50 ], who found that female students tend to perform better, even online, than male students. Although these issues have also been confirmed by other studies [ 55 , 56 ], some authors have found no gender differences in students’ mental distress [ 57 , 58 ]. In particular, recent research by Kabir et al [ 59 ] found that e-learning readiness had a significant association with perceived e-learning stress among university students.…”

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confidence: 74%

Emotional Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Students Receiving Distance Learning: An Explorative Study

Manuli

Maggio

Rosa

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Social restrictions have a significant impact on higher education, especially on nursing students. The main goal of our study was to assess the emotional state of nursing students who received e-learning during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The secondary objective was instead to measure the usability and acceptability of distance learning systems. A cross-sectional survey design was used to assess the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-year undergraduate nursing students attending the University of Messina, Italy, using an anonymous online questionnaire. The data of 522 nursing students were examined. All participants completed the online questionnaire, declaring the good usability of e-learning education (SUS mean 68.53 ds: 16.76). Moreover, we found that high levels of satisfaction in the use of the means of distance learning (based on the SUS score) were positively correlated with low levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and mental distress. In conclusion, the present study provided relevant information on usability and mental distress related to e-learning and use in a sample of nursing students. It was found that students generally found this method to be good for use. Although e-learning can be a valuable and usable teaching tool, the study suggests that students prefer a blended or presence modality, based on their perception of learning. So teaching nursing students in the future could integrate the two ways to enhance learning. Further studies are needed to evaluate this aspect.

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Emotional Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Students Receiving Distance Learning: An Explorative Study

Manuli

Maggio

Rosa

et al. 2022

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“…Category 4: Connectivity issues E-learning platforms depend greatly on the internet; therefore both educators and students are required to have a good internet network (Minghat et al 2020:18). Previous studies conducted on the use of e-learning during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed lack of access to good quality internet, power failure and unstable internet connection as some of the challenges experienced (Adarkwah 2020:10;Amir et al 2020:3;Divya & Binil 2021:2319Mukasa et al 2021Mukasa et al :1508. Poor internet signals in some parts of the world are because of geographical limitations, which educational institutions have no control over (Gupta et al 2020:22).…”

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“…A study carried out in the United Arab Emirates on nursing students' challenges relating to e-learning encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic included lack of robust internet coverage affecting students' engagement on learning activities, concerns about lack of privacy, difficulties with the teaching platforms, internet connection issues and communication difficulties. In addition, there were concerns that facilitators were slow at reacting to their needs (Mukasa et al 2021(Mukasa et al :1508.…”

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Perspectives of nursing students on challenges of e-learning during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

2023

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Background: E-learning is becoming an important approach to teaching and learning in higher education institutions, including nursing training. Despite that, there are students who were never introduced to e-learning prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Their challenges in relation to e-learning could differ from those of other students who had experienced the platform before, especially against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought an abrupt change in the approach to teaching, learning and assessment.Objectives: This study explored and described university nursing students’ challenges in relation to e-learning during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource-constrained setting.Method: Qualitative exploratory and contextual design was used. The sample consisted of 17 participants who were conveniently selected, and data were collected by means of two focus groups and five individual interviews. Data analysis followed a qualitative content analysis process.Results: The five categories emanated from analysis are e-learning mode not suitable for practical components, challenges related to assessment of learning, connectivity issues, e-learning is a lonely journey and computer illiteracy and limited skills for the use of e-learning.Conclusion: Nursing students’ challenges regarding e-learning during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic related to the learning of practical components, assessment, connectivity, a lack of interaction with peers and a lack of the skills required to operate e-learning tools.Contribution: The findings have implications for international, regional and local contexts in helping to develop support systems and preparing students to use e-learning when it is introduced abruptly.

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“…Even with these positive findings, there were challenges reported by more than one third of participants who were unsatisfied from the e-learning; this could be explained due the lecturer was not in a real classroom, and students struggled to understand the lessons. Other students complained about a shortage of network access and computers, and some even offered that the university distributes laptops and internet access for free (Mukasa et al, 2021). And this finding is near to the study conducted by (Ali, 2017) who found that more than half of students were unsatisfied with their experience with online learning experience.…”

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confidence: 78%

Correlation between Perception and Psychological Challenges toward E-learning among Faculty of Nursing Students at Assiut University

Mohamed

Khalifa

et al. 2022

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Background: Universities and colleges are increasingly using e-learning as a delivery method. Although a growing number of educational institutions are adopting an online teaching and learning approach, some concern has been expressed about the pre-requisites for academic success within this environment. This study aimed to assess thecorrelation between perception and psychological challenges toward e-learning among Faculty of Nursing Students. Subjects and method: A descriptive research design was used in this study. A Stratified sample was used. The present study included 341 students. Setting: This study was carried out at the Faculty of Nursing-Assiut University. Tools of study: Included demographic data, Students' Perceptions of e-learning and Psychological challenges of e-learning questionnaire. Results of the study: About two thirds of studied students in the age group (from 18-20 yrs old) are females and less than half of them prefer hybrid mode for their learning. Also, less than of nursing students have a negative perceptions regarding e-learning, and more than one third are unmotivated and unsatisfied from e-learning. Conclusion: The students' perception regarding e-learning negatively correlated with anxiety, while positively correlated with motivation and satisfaction with e-learning. Recommendations: Psychoeductional programs can be designed and administered to nursing students to improve perception and overcome their psychological challenges toward e-learning.

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Nursing Students’ Perspectives and Readiness to Transition to E-Learning During COVID-19 in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 22 publications

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Emotional Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Students Receiving Distance Learning: An Explorative Study

Emotional Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Students Receiving Distance Learning: An Explorative Study

Perspectives of nursing students on challenges of e-learning during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

Correlation between Perception and Psychological Challenges toward E-learning among Faculty of Nursing Students at Assiut University

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