Year :
2021
| Month :
October
| Volume :
15
| Issue :
10
| Page :
JC01 - JC04
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Logistical Aspects of Different Online Teachinglearning Methods among Medical Students
during COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Teaching
Hospital, Thrissur, Southern India
Published: October 1, 2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/51112.15556
Sajeevan Kundil Chandran, Sajith Vilambil, Shajee Sivasankaran Nair, Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan
1. Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Alapuzha, Kerala, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical College, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Shajee Sivasankaran Nair,
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry,
Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
E-mail: 3stcrresearch@gmail.com
Abstract
Introduction: Due to the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) lockdown implemented by the government, we had to transform our classes into the online sphere. The most commonly used methods of online teaching in Government Medical College, Thrissur were, live online lectures, PowerPoint presentations with narrations, prerecorded videos and assignments.
Aim: To assess the logistical aspects, merit and demerits of different online teaching-learning methods among phase-1 medical student in a tertiary care teaching hospital during COVID-19 lockdown
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2020 to September 2020, among phase-1 MBBS students of Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India. Data was collected from 161 students through a questionnaire consisting of two parts. The first part dealt with logistical aspects, like net connectivity, gadget, expenditure, financial burden, residence and eye strain with online teaching learning methods. The second part dealt with the merits and demerits of each type of teaching learning methods, according to the students. All statistical data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 16. Qualitative data was expressed as a percentage.
Results: A total of 97.5% population of students was able to frequently access the online classes. Online learning strained the eyes of 47.8% of students. Mobile phones were used by 92.5% of students for attending online classes internet connectivity was mainly through 4G (71.4%) followed by Wi-Fi (19.9%) connections. Their most preferred method of online learning was online live lectures (35.4%) followed by PowerPoint presentations with narrations (33.5%). Blended learning (online and traditional together) was best preferred method of learning (46.6%).
Conclusion: Live online lectures and blended learning were preferred by the majority of students. Thus, the online classes can be continued along with the traditional teaching in future.
Keywords
Assignments, Coronavirus disease-2019, Eye, Lectures, Lockdown, PowerPoint, Strain, Videos
10.7860/JCDR/2021/51112.15556
Date of Submission: Jun 29, 2021
Date of Peer Review: Aug 18, 2021
Date of Acceptance: Sep 27, 2021
Date of Publishing: Oct 01, 2021
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was Ethics Committee Approval obtained for this study? Yes
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. Yes
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