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AuthorAyesha, Fahim
AuthorRana, Sadia
AuthorHaider, Irsam
AuthorJalil, Varda
AuthorAtif, Saira
AuthorShakeel, Sadia
AuthorSethi, Ahsan
Available date2022-12-26T07:59:07Z
Publication Date2022-12-31
Publication NameHeliyon
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12157
CitationFahim, A., Rana, S., Atif, S., Basha, S., Haider, I., Alam, M. K., & Nagarajappa, A. K. (2022). From Text to E-text: Perceptions of Medical, Dental and Allied Students About E-learning.
ISSN24058440
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022034454
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/37580
AbstractObjectiveMore than a year ago, Pakistan like the rest of the word, was hit by a global pandemic, due to which students of higher education had to accept the new era and adapt to the electronic learning environment for the very first time. This study aims to analyze the perceptions of medical, dental, and allied health students about e-learning in Pakistan. MethodsA descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted throughout the country. A pre-validated, anonymous online questionnaire regarding demographics, past-experience of e-learning, advantages disadvantages of e-learning, and general perception of students towards e-learning was distributed. Descriptive statistics were computed for all demographics. Chi-square test was used to compare the differences of perceptions between pre-clinical year and clinical years students. Chi-square was used to compare overall category-wise positive and negative responses of students. The association between participant demographics and their perception towards e-learning was also calculated using chi square. ResultsA total of 1200 students participated in the study of which 797 (66.4%) were from pre-clinical years and 403 (33.6%) were from clinical years. The major advantage identified by all students was the ‘comfortable environment’ (70%) and ‘technical problems with IT equipment’ was listed as the biggest disadvantage (89%) of e-learning. For preclinical year students, ‘anxiety due to social isolation’ was selected as the biggest issue (p < 0.05) whereas, for clinical year students, it was ‘lack of patient interaction’ (p < 0.05). Overall, 72% of students had a negative perception of e-learning. ConclusionAfter more than a year of online studying, medical and allied students of Pakistan have expressed dissatisfaction towards e-learning. Student-teacher training, student counselling sessions, and innovative techniques need to be introduced to enhance student engagement and reduce pandemic stress.
SponsorWe are thankful to all the students who participated in the study. We are grateful to biostatistician Mr. Kashif Siddique for his inputs. Open Access funding was provided by the Qatar National Library.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectCOVID-19
Pandemic
E-learning
Undergraduate
Medical
Perception
TitleFrom text to e-text: perceptions of medical, dental and allied students about e-learning
TypeArticle
Issue Number12
Volume Number8
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.accessType Open Access


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