دورية أكاديمية
Sustaining blended and online learning during the normal and new normal conditions in a Saudi higher education institution: health science students' perspectives.
| العنوان: | Sustaining blended and online learning during the normal and new normal conditions in a Saudi higher education institution: health science students' perspectives. |
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| المؤلفون: | Al-Kahtani N; Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Almurayh A; Department of Educational Technologies, College of Education, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Subbarayalu AV; Quality Assurance Department, Deanship of Quality and Academic Accreditation, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, P. O. Box 1982, Saudi Arabia., Sebastian T; Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alkahtani H; Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia., Aljabri D; Department of Health Information Management and Technology, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. |
| المصدر: | Heliyon [Heliyon] 2022 Oct 04; Vol. 8 (10), pp. e10898. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 04 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101672560 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2405-8440 (Print) Linking ISSN: 24058440 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Heliyon Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : Elsevier Ltd, [2015]- |
| مستخلص: | Background: Higher education institutions (HEIs) shifted from in-person attendance to blended and online learning due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Objective: This study investigated the students' perception of satisfaction, convenience, engagement, and learning towards blended and online courses conducted before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns. Methods: A longitudinal study design was adopted to examine the students' perception of online and blended learning courses before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns. The subjects consist of Health science students (N = 130) belonging to two different colleges of a public university and the study period includes three academic years (i.e., six semesters) (2018-2021). A survey tool was developed to collect data from students studying the computer fundamentals course through blended and online learning modes from 2018 to 2021. Results: Over 95% of students have been satisfied with the course offered through various blended learning formats since 2018. The blended 0.50-course format is the most preferred one for the students; however, the Blended 0.75-course format is highly rated by the students regarding their satisfaction and engagement than other learning formats during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Following adaption after COVID-19, the students reported a high perception of learning towards the course when delivered through 100% online learning mode. Conclusion: Students' achievement is significantly associated with the learning modes, exam modes, and various student batches. The blended 0.75-course format group shows a higher achievement than the other three-course format groups. Likewise, those students who appeared in their exams online showed higher achievement than those who appeared physically. Further, the students felt equally convenient with Blended 0.75 and 100% online learning course formats. These findings would also help HEIs choose appropriate learning and examination modes while designing courses. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (© 2022 The Author(s).) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Blended learning; COVID-19; Health science students; Online learning; Perception |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20221017 Latest Revision: 20221019 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC9562221 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10898 |
| PMID: | 36247156 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2405-8440 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10898 |