The Effectiveness of Online Education in Basic Medical Sciences Courses during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Mohamed A. Alblihed, Syed Moyn Aly, Ashraf Albrakati, Ahmed Fathy Eldehn, Shaimaa Ahmed Awad Ali, Tahani Al-Hazani, Mohammed Hamed Albarakati, Mohamed Abdel Daim, Anas Al-sharif, Alaa Jameel A. Albarakati, Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Geography Planning and Development Saudi Arabia COVID-19 TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources online education basic medical sciences Environmental sciences GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 1; Pages: 224 Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 224, p 224 (2022) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is an emerging pandemic that has caused significant disruptions to education, resulting in marked scholar closures across the world. The present study documents the student perception of the online educational process at six universities in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The individual variable factors, i.e., institution, sex, and blended learning, that might influence student perception were also investigated. In this respect, a questionnaire that assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the online learning process and student perception was emailed to a total of 17,230 students from 3 institutions (medical, applied health and dental students) affiliated with six universities in Saudi Arabia. Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to determine the validity of the questionnaire. A total of 4850 (28%) students responded to the questionnaire and 46.9% (n = 2275) of the respondents were highly satisfied with their online education. Analyses of the scores from the students showed a highly significant difference (p = 0.000) between the male and female students. Applied health students (highly satisfied score = 63.13) were the most satisfied with their online education, while medical students (highly satisfied score = 39.3) were the least satisfied with this education. In addition, applied health, dental and medical students showed a significantly higher score in favor of blended learning after schools re-open (p = 0.000). Collectively, student satisfaction with online education was common, and blended learning was preferred over the traditional format by both genders and all the students. The present data provide interesting contributions and evidence for policy makers and implementers, which might be helpful for the judgment side of decision making. |
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