University Students Perception of Online Education: Is Engagement Enough?
COVID-19
online learning
university
Journal
Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH
ISSN: 0353-8109
Titre abrégé: Acta Inform Med
Pays: Bosnia and Herzegovina
ID NLM: 101147064
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
entrez:
20
5
2021
pubmed:
21
5
2021
medline:
21
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Universities have halted non-essential services, with many restricting campus-based teaching, and continuing courses through online resources, including (controversially) lab-work. Such technologically enhanced approaches have been proven to have high levels of engagement among university students. This study focuses on the perception of quality of online learning by first-year university students, between two semesters, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A 24-item questionnaire was designed with Likert response scale. It consisted of general perception questions of academic life and questions specific to the quality of delivery of a specific class. Eighty one eligible students were asked to fill the same questionnaire for each semester. Students' responses and their grades from the final exams in each semester were compared. Out of 81 eligible students, 75.31% of students responded to the survey. They were less interested in their studies in the second "online" semester (p=0.05). Students expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of online classes (p=0.03). Academic life fulfillment was also affected (p=0.02). Students' perception of the amount of free time they had between semesters did not change significantly (p=0.16). Students appeared dissatisfied with their active participation during the online class (p=0.007), even though they felt less stressed attending lectures from home (p=0.041). However, they found that workload was bearable and similar between semesters (p=0.83). Students also had significantly more trouble concentrating during online lectures (p<0.001). Students' grades significantly improved by an average of 1.07 (out of 10) in the final exams at the end of the second semester (p<0.001). These unprecedented circumstances require innovation and cooperation on the part of university programs to maintain rigorous standards of higher education, taking into account students' evolving perception and needs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Universities have halted non-essential services, with many restricting campus-based teaching, and continuing courses through online resources, including (controversially) lab-work. Such technologically enhanced approaches have been proven to have high levels of engagement among university students.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study focuses on the perception of quality of online learning by first-year university students, between two semesters, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS
METHODS
A 24-item questionnaire was designed with Likert response scale. It consisted of general perception questions of academic life and questions specific to the quality of delivery of a specific class. Eighty one eligible students were asked to fill the same questionnaire for each semester. Students' responses and their grades from the final exams in each semester were compared.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Out of 81 eligible students, 75.31% of students responded to the survey. They were less interested in their studies in the second "online" semester (p=0.05). Students expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of online classes (p=0.03). Academic life fulfillment was also affected (p=0.02). Students' perception of the amount of free time they had between semesters did not change significantly (p=0.16). Students appeared dissatisfied with their active participation during the online class (p=0.007), even though they felt less stressed attending lectures from home (p=0.041). However, they found that workload was bearable and similar between semesters (p=0.83). Students also had significantly more trouble concentrating during online lectures (p<0.001). Students' grades significantly improved by an average of 1.07 (out of 10) in the final exams at the end of the second semester (p<0.001).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
These unprecedented circumstances require innovation and cooperation on the part of university programs to maintain rigorous standards of higher education, taking into account students' evolving perception and needs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34012206
doi: 10.5455/aim.2021.29.4-9
pii: AIM-29-4
pmc: PMC8116092
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
4-9Informations de copyright
© 2021 Apostolos Fyllos,, Asimakis Kanellopoulos, Pavlos Kitixis, Daniel-Valentin Cojocari, Alexandra Markou, Vasileios Raoulis, Nikolaos Strimpakos, Aristeidis Zibis.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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