What makes medical students to say “yes” to e-learning?

Silva, Nalinda; Tennakoon, Varuni; Wijayatunga, Nadeeja

doi:10.4038/sljbmi.v4i1.5523

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“…These findings were similar to the studies done by Yapa et al, Thomas et al, Silva et al, Visalam et al, Kumar et al in medical students in Tamil Nadu, India. 13,14,18,20,21 The present study showed that most of students perceived that elearning is comparable to other traditional methods for acquiring clinical skills similar to the study done by Gormley et al among medical students. 22 In this study there was significant gender difference regarding e-learning with males having more access to infrastructure like computers or laptops than females and females spending less time in hours per week online for learning purpose when compared to males.…”

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“…In the studies done by Yapa et al, Silva et al, Jawaid et al, regarding attitude towards e-learning among medical students, majority of the students had access to their own computers and had better internet facilities compared to the students in this study. [13][14][15] The study showed that only 30% agreed that they were satisfied with the available infrastructure in the institution. This identifies the need to build up infrastructure to increase accessibility and availability for the purpose of e-learning.…”

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards e-learning among undergraduate medical students, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

Vadlamani

Kandipudi

Bhimarisetty

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: E-learning refers to utilization of internet technologies to enhance knowledge and performance of the learners and to improve the effectiveness of educational interventions. From the review of literature it was evident that e-learning has gained popularity in past decade, however its use is variable among medical colleges. The objectives of the present study were to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards e-learning among undergraduate medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among 150 medical students (50 each from 1st, 2nd and 3rd year) of Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam in the Month of December 2018. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was administered to access the knowledge and practices. Students’ responses in attitude were collected and rated on 5-point Likert scale from 1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree. Results are displayed in frequencies and proportions. A p value of <0.05 is considered as statistically significant.Results: A total of 150 undergraduate medical students were included, among them 67 (40.6%) were males, 98 (59.4%) were females. Majority were aware of e-learning. Nearly 46.7% students used both laptop and smart phones for purpose of e-learning. About 53% were confident in using software applications. Most of students agreed that e-learning has important role in acquiring clinical skill along with other learning methods and 88% of students agreed that it should be supplemented in regular teaching curriculum. The 3rd year students were found to have better attitude towards e-learning than other students.Conclusions: Majority felt that e-learning plays an important role in acquiring clinical skill along with other learning methods in educational institute. So, there is need to provide necessary infrastructure and include e -learning as a part of curriculum in medical education.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards e-learning among undergraduate medical students, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

Vadlamani

Kandipudi

Bhimarisetty

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…About 18 (34.62%) of medical students had access to their own laptops and 45 (86.54%) had access to their own Internet facility. In the studies done by Vadlamani et al, Yapa et al, Silva et al, Jawaid and Ashraf regarding KAP towards e-learning among medical students, majority of the students had access to their own laptops and had better Internet facilities compared to the students in this study [5,[12][13][14]. The study showed that a few of the students had access to the institutional Internet service, but majority of them i.e.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards E-Learning Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, Assam – A Pilot Study

MITRA BHATTACHARYYA,

PRAN PRATIM SAIKIA,

S RENUKA SINGH

et al. 2023

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objectives: The objective is to conduct a pilot study to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of e-learning among undergraduate medical students. Methods: An observational, questionnaire-based, and cross-sectional pilot study was carried out for 1 month among undergraduate medical students of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (13 from each phase of MBBS). We compared the responses of KAP among the participants of each phase of MBBS. Results: A total of 52 undergraduate medical students participated in the study. 43 (82.69%) were male and 9 (17.31%) were female with a mean age of 21.63±1.63. 18 (34.62%) owned a personal laptop or computer and 45 (86.54%) of them had access to Internet facility. Majority of them i.e. 48 (92.31%) used only smartphones and were competent in using software applications. Most of them agreed that e-learning should be supplemented in regular teaching curriculum (76.92%). Statistical analysis was done by using one-way analysis of variance and post hoc test (Tukey), to know the mean KAP score of e-learning among the participants of three phases of MBBS and also the significance of KAP towards e-learning. It showed that p value was significant in case of knowledge and practice but not in case of attitude. Conclusion: The results that were found in each category of KAP toward e-learning were almost comparable to other studies which were conducted using a structured and validated questionnaire. Thus e-learning can be a useful tool in enhancing the learning experience among students.

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“…Findings of our study were similar to the findings of Silva et al who also reported that the students attain basic computer literacy during school education which is widely used and developed during the phases of medical curriculum. 6 Attitudes are probably most developed by human interaction although the principles on which they are based can be learned. In this study, the attitude of medical graduates towards e-leaning was assessed.…”

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Assessing the knowledge, skills and effectiveness of e-learning among medical graduates amongst the COVID pandemic

Singamsetty

Rajyalakshmi

2020

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Introduction of e-learning as a new paradigm in medical education is gaining in the era of COVID pandemic as an alternative to traditional teaching where students and faculty skills are widely required in information and communication technology. Objectives were to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students in application of e-learning in medical education. The level of satisfaction attained in gaining knowledge and availability of e resources were also assessed.Methods: A cross sectional online study was conducted for two months at Narayana medical college, Nellore among the medical graduates with a pre designed structured questionnaire after ethical committee approval. The questionnaire was designed to assess the Knowledge and attitude and was closed ended type. The questionnaire regarding level of satisfaction were assessed using 5-point Likert scale. The data was analysed by using SPSS version 17 and p valve<0.05 was considered significant.Results: Total 200 medical students with 50 in each phase were selected with 42% males and 58% females. Smart phone was the commonest device used (54%). 68.5% were familiar with e-learning in medical education, 55% accessed regularly, 47% were using for assessment with majority in phase 4 students. 81% agreed e-learning definitely improves their overall academic performance and 83% their self-assessment.Conclusions: Students had positive attitude towards e-learning and accepted supplementation of e-learning in regular traditional teaching method. Majority were satisfied with clinical material provided, knowledge gained in practical and theoretical aspects by online lectures in various formats and professional assistance provided.

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What makes medical students to say “yes” to e-learning?

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards e-learning among undergraduate medical students, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards e-learning among undergraduate medical students, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards E-Learning Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, Assam – A Pilot Study

Assessing the knowledge, skills and effectiveness of e-learning among medical graduates amongst the COVID pandemic

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