A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF ATTITUDE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SOUTHERN INDIA

SRIHARSHA RAYAM; SHABNUM MUSADDIQ; PURNA PRASAD MEEGADA

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2022.v15i8.45005

Authors

SRIHARSHA RAYAM Department of Pharmacology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7688-9470
SHABNUM MUSADDIQ Department of Microbiology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2225-5015
PURNA PRASAD MEEGADA Department of Pharmacology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8597-9996

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2022.v15i8.45005

Keywords:

Online classes, Medical students, Covid 19, E learning

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the attitude of the medical students toward online classes during COVID-19 pandemic in Southern India.

Methods: This study was an online cross-sectional descriptive study. First- and 2nd-year medical students were asked to fill out an online questionnaire using Google form. The participants were asked to answer the questions on a Likert scale, from 1 to 5. The questionnaire consists of details about the type of gadgets, type of internet connection used for E-learning classes, overall Students’ attitude and satisfaction with online education, and the challenges associated with online teaching.

Results: A total of 279 medical students participated, among them 168 (60.2%) were females and 111 (39.8%) were males. About 43.36% of students used mobiles for purpose of E-learning. 59.14% of students expressed their interest to incorporate E-learning into the curriculum in the future. Regarding students’ attitudes and satisfaction with online education, 63.4% stated that easy to access online teaching and 50.15% stated that online teaching was effective, 48.35 stated that online teaching was engaging and visually attractive 45.9% and 38% stated that online teaching was the effective communication method. Major challenges associated with online teaching were lack of cocurricular activities that was 63.5% followed difficulty to concentrate during classes was 58.7%. For plans and criteria for evaluation, 58.06% preferred the objective method of examination.

Conclusion: The majority of students showed positive responses toward online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic but there are certain challenges like lack of cocurricular activities and difficulty concentrating during classes.

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