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Experience of e-learning and online assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic at the College of Medicine, Qassim University

OBJECTIVES: During the COVID-19 pandemic, academic institutions are promptly shifting all educational activities to the e-learning format. The present work describes concurrent procedures for online teaching and assessment performed at the College of Medicine, Qassim University, KSA. We also explore...

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Autores principales: Elzainy, Ahmed, El Sadik, Abir, Al Abdulmonem, Waleed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taibah University 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33106752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.09.005
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description OBJECTIVES: During the COVID-19 pandemic, academic institutions are promptly shifting all educational activities to the e-learning format. The present work describes concurrent procedures for online teaching and assessment performed at the College of Medicine, Qassim University, KSA. We also explored the impact of e-learning and assessment on the performance of students and faculty, and the challenges to their sustainability. METHODS: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we recorded the number and duration of different online educational activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Training sessions for various procedures of virtual classrooms and online assessments were organised for teachers and students. A newly established e-assessment committee arranged different online assessments. A comparison between the mean problem-based learning (PBL) grades of the same students was conducted either face-to-face or online. A student satisfaction survey and online staff focus group about the online learning experiences were conducted, and weekly staff perception reports were prepared. The results obtained were then analysed. RESULTS: A total of 620 virtual classrooms were successfully implemented over 994 h including theoretical lectures, PBL sessions, seminars, and tutorials. A significant increase in the mean PBL grades was observed for female students during the online sessions. Out of the basic year students and staff, 58.82% reflected their high satisfaction towards virtual classrooms, online assessment, and online workshops. CONCLUSION: The present study elaborates on the benefits of e-learning and assessment. We observed higher student achievements and promising staff perceptions with obvious improvement in their technological skills. These findings support the shift towards future implementation of more online medical courses.
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spelling pubmed-75787752020-10-22 Experience of e-learning and online assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic at the College of Medicine, Qassim University Elzainy, Ahmed El Sadik, Abir Al Abdulmonem, Waleed J Taibah Univ Med Sci Original Article OBJECTIVES: During the COVID-19 pandemic, academic institutions are promptly shifting all educational activities to the e-learning format. The present work describes concurrent procedures for online teaching and assessment performed at the College of Medicine, Qassim University, KSA. We also explored the impact of e-learning and assessment on the performance of students and faculty, and the challenges to their sustainability. METHODS: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we recorded the number and duration of different online educational activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Training sessions for various procedures of virtual classrooms and online assessments were organised for teachers and students. A newly established e-assessment committee arranged different online assessments. A comparison between the mean problem-based learning (PBL) grades of the same students was conducted either face-to-face or online. A student satisfaction survey and online staff focus group about the online learning experiences were conducted, and weekly staff perception reports were prepared. The results obtained were then analysed. RESULTS: A total of 620 virtual classrooms were successfully implemented over 994 h including theoretical lectures, PBL sessions, seminars, and tutorials. A significant increase in the mean PBL grades was observed for female students during the online sessions. Out of the basic year students and staff, 58.82% reflected their high satisfaction towards virtual classrooms, online assessment, and online workshops. CONCLUSION: The present study elaborates on the benefits of e-learning and assessment. We observed higher student achievements and promising staff perceptions with obvious improvement in their technological skills. These findings support the shift towards future implementation of more online medical courses. Taibah University 2020-10-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7578775/ /pubmed/33106752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.09.005 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578775/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.09.005
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