Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Purpose Traditional anesthesiology learning was disrupted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and replaced by online learning. Students and teachers did not prepare well for this change. Determining the differences in perceptions can close the gap and develop more effective curricula. Our study...
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| description | Purpose Traditional anesthesiology learning was disrupted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and replaced by online learning. Students and teachers did not prepare well for this change. Determining the differences in perceptions can close the gap and develop more effective curricula. Our study aims to compare students’ and teachers’ perceptions of online anesthesiology learning. Methods We conducted a prospective descriptive study, a cross-sectional survey between July 2020 and January 2021 in the Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Our participants were fifth-year medical students and teachers participating in online anesthesiology. We compared the perception of the teaching process, support system, learning outcomes, satisfaction, and preference. Using an online structured questionnaire survey with a 4-point Likert scale to measure the degree of agreement with each item. We analyzed the difference between students’ and teachers’ perceptions by topic. Results We received responses from 174 students and 24 teachers. Students had a significantly higher proportion of positive perceptions than teachers on the teaching process (theoretical teaching, problem-based learning, feedback, and response system), on a support system (technological support, connectivity, and learning materials), on learning outcomes (clinical practice readiness, critical thinking, long-term memory, and enthusiasm), satisfaction score, and online learning preference (p<0.05). Conclusion Differences in perception were high in many aspects of online anesthesiology learning. This perception gap was particularly evident in the teaching process, support system, and learning outcomes. And Thai students had more preference for online learning than teachers. Strategies to reduce the gap should focus on teachers’ training and supporting online learning should be concerned. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7e0f6ae060048cda099978815c88cf62023-03-15T05:17:48ZengKorean Society of Medical EducationKorean Journal of Medical Education2005-727X2005-72882023-03-01351455310.3946/kjme.2023.2481357Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemicDarunee Sripadungkul0Suwitcha Sripadungkul1Suhattaya Boonmak2Polpun Boonmak3 Department of Anesthesiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Department of Anesthesiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Department of Anesthesiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandPurpose Traditional anesthesiology learning was disrupted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and replaced by online learning. Students and teachers did not prepare well for this change. Determining the differences in perceptions can close the gap and develop more effective curricula. Our study aims to compare students’ and teachers’ perceptions of online anesthesiology learning. Methods We conducted a prospective descriptive study, a cross-sectional survey between July 2020 and January 2021 in the Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Our participants were fifth-year medical students and teachers participating in online anesthesiology. We compared the perception of the teaching process, support system, learning outcomes, satisfaction, and preference. Using an online structured questionnaire survey with a 4-point Likert scale to measure the degree of agreement with each item. We analyzed the difference between students’ and teachers’ perceptions by topic. Results We received responses from 174 students and 24 teachers. Students had a significantly higher proportion of positive perceptions than teachers on the teaching process (theoretical teaching, problem-based learning, feedback, and response system), on a support system (technological support, connectivity, and learning materials), on learning outcomes (clinical practice readiness, critical thinking, long-term memory, and enthusiasm), satisfaction score, and online learning preference (p<0.05). Conclusion Differences in perception were high in many aspects of online anesthesiology learning. This perception gap was particularly evident in the teaching process, support system, and learning outcomes. And Thai students had more preference for online learning than teachers. Strategies to reduce the gap should focus on teachers’ training and supporting online learning should be concerned.http://kjme.kr/upload/pdf/kjme-2023-248.pdfanesthesiologycovid-19medical studentsonline learningperception |
| spellingShingle | Darunee Sripadungkul Suwitcha Sripadungkul Suhattaya Boonmak Polpun Boonmak Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic Korean Journal of Medical Education anesthesiology covid-19 medical students online learning perception |
| title | Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Differences in perception of online anesthesiology between Thai medical students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | differences in perception of online anesthesiology between thai medical students and teachers during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | anesthesiology covid-19 medical students online learning perception |
| url | http://kjme.kr/upload/pdf/kjme-2023-248.pdf |
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