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- Title
Perspective of Medical and Dental Students and Teachers Toward Online Teaching in Pharmacology During COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Kumar, Sahil; Tayal, Vandana; Akhtar, Razi; Chawla, Shalini; Roy, Vandana
- Abstract
Introduction: In the light of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic on medical education systems worldwide, several institutions switched to online mode of teaching-learning. Therefore, this study was planned to evaluate the perception, difficulties faced, and preference of second year medical/dental students and their teachers toward the online learning and live-streamed lectures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire based observational study. Datawere collected by administering pretested, self-administered, online circulated, structuredquestionnaire viaGoogleForms. Descriptive statisticswere used to summarize the studyresults. Results: In this study, 198 and 77 responseswere obtained fromMBBSandBDSstudents, respectively, and 14 responses fromtheir teachers. Most students agreed that it was a good idea to conduct online teaching during lockdown. Majority of the students were able to adapt even without previous experience. "GoToWebinar" and"CiscoWebex"were reported as good online teaching platforms. Smart phones or tabletsweremost commonly used toattend classes. Major challenges reportedwere related to lack of skills, interest, attention, time management, resources (including internet connectivity), andpoor communicationamong others. Thestudents felt that the optimumduration of lectures should be 30 to 45minutes. Majority of students and teachers alike felt that online teaching is a good option to be adopted for repeat classes or to gain extra knowledge in the future. Overall rating of online teaching (out of 10) was reported as good by both students (MBBS students mean score: 7.49 ± 1.57) and teachers (mean score: 7 ± 1.58). Conclusions: The situation arising out of the pandemic gave rise to a situation where online resources had to be used for teaching. The shift of medical education to online platforms presented a spectrum of issues for educators and students alike. It would be worth considering addressing these issues, so as to strengthen electronic learning processes in the institute.
- Subjects
MEDICAL education; COVID-19 pandemic; MEDICAL students; STAY-at-home orders; DIGITAL learning
- Publication
MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022, Vol 8, Issue 2, p106
- ISSN
2394-7438
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/mamcjms.mamcjms_120_21