A perceptional analysis of online and offline mode of lectures in second year undergraduate medical students at SMIMER medical college, Surat

Authors

  • Antra M. Patel Department of Pharmacology, SMIMER, Surat, Gujrat, India
  • Kirti Saxena Department of Pharmacology, SMIMER, Surat, Gujrat, India
  • Arvind Singh Panwar Department of Pharmacology, SMIMER, Surat, Gujrat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20213750

Keywords:

Perceptional analysis, Online lectures, Offline lectures, Medical students

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic demanded lockdown to control the spread of disease, inevitably medical colleges are also affected and online mode of teaching has become a solution for continuity of teaching in medical colleges. The main purpose of study to identify perception of medical students towards online and offline mode of lectures by parameters as follows: knowledge, understanding, skills and methodology.

Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study with duration of three months. A well- articulated set of questionnaires based on knowledge, understanding, skills and methodology parameters will be circulated among the second-year undergraduate medical students from SMIMER, Surat.

Results: About 82% of the students perceived that offline mode of lectures provide more information of subject and helps with better retention of knowledge. Only 21.5% students were in favour of online mode for being able to understand lecture content. For the development of the practical skills and clinical training, 97% of the participants favoured offline mode. However, 67% of the participants believe online mode of lectures save their time and work well with their schedule.

Conclusions: Majority of students perceived that offline mode of lectures provide more information of subjects and better retention of knowledge. According to them offline mode of lectures is easy to understand and improved conceptual thinking. For development of clinical and practical skills offline mode of lectures is mandatory. But, majority of students perceived that online learning provide flexibility in participation of lectures and time saving method.

Author Biography

Antra M. Patel, Department of Pharmacology, SMIMER, Surat, Gujrat, India

PHARMACOLOGY DEPATMENT SMIMER, SURAT

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Published

2021-09-23

How to Cite

Patel, A. M., Saxena, K., & Panwar, A. S. (2021). A perceptional analysis of online and offline mode of lectures in second year undergraduate medical students at SMIMER medical college, Surat. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 10(10), 1191–1195. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20213750

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