Assessing the effectiveness of online learning for first year MBBS students during COVID-19 lockdown
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online learning, internet, medical students, offlineAbstract
Background: From last few decades there are many changes taking place in the field of medical education moving from traditional method to more towards online/ e-learning method using internet. The advent of electronic devices like mobile, i- pad, laptops and explosion of social media technology provides opportunities for learners to create their own personalised learning experience. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of online learning among first MBBS students during COVID-19. Methodology: A Cross sectional study was conducted among 120 MBBS First year medical students for a period of 6 months (May 2020 to November 2020) at KVG Medical College. Informed consent was obtained from all the students prior to the start of the study. The online classes were conducted due to covid-19 lockdown in our institution from May 2020 as per the guidelines from RGUHS. Results: In the study majority of students had concentration time of 30 min (71.7%), majority of them opined that they had moderate disturbance during online class (53.3%), majority of them opined that they had moderate internet or network issues (53.3%), majority of them used mobile phone for online class (70%).
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