Introducing Virtual Classrooms for Undergraduate Physiology Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Acceptance by Students and Subjective Impact on Learning

The COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide lockdowns brought major changes in education systems. There was a sudden obligatory shift toward utilization of digital resources for teaching and learning purposes. Medical education, specifically physiology teaching, comprises hands-on training in the laboratory...

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Published in:Advances in physiology education 2023-09, Vol.47 (3), p.376-382
Main Authors: Akhtar, Nasreen, Kumar, Aasheesh, Mattoo, Bhawna, Deepak, Kishore Kumar, Bhatia, Renu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communicable Disease Control
COVID-19
Distance Education
Education Research
Electronic Learning
Factor analysis
Foreign Countries
Hands on Science
Humans
Learning
Medical Education
Outcomes of Education
Pandemics
Physiology
Student Attitudes
Students, Medical
Teaching methods
Technology Uses in Education
Undergraduate Study
Virtual Classrooms
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide lockdowns brought major changes in education systems. There was a sudden obligatory shift toward utilization of digital resources for teaching and learning purposes. Medical education, specifically physiology teaching, comprises hands-on training in the laboratory. It is challenging to offer a course like physiology in a virtual format. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness and influence of virtual classroom technology on online physiology education in a sample size of 83 first-year MBBS undergraduates. A questionnaire comprising questions related to technology accessibility and utilization, comprehensibility and effectiveness of instructions, faculty proficiency, and learning outcomes was administered to the group. The responses were collected and analyzed. Validation through principal components and factor analysis showed that online teaching is not very effective and has a limited application in the physiology education of undergraduate MBBS students. Our study also revealed that virtual physiology teaching of undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic had a moderate level of effectiveness.
ISSN:1043-4046
1522-1229
DOI:10.1152/advan.00252.2022