PMID- 33042535
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220417
IS  - 2049-0801 (Print)
IS  - 2049-0801 (Electronic)
IS  - 2049-0801 (Linking)
VI  - 59
DP  - 2020 Nov
TI  - Distance education during the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study among 
      medical students in North of Jordan.
PG  - 186-194
LID - 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.09.036 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: In the spot of the new emerging COVID-19 pandemic and its major 
      impact worldwide on day-to-day activities many rules had to be changed in order 
      to fight this pandemic. Lockdown started in Jordan and around the globe affecting 
      several aspects of life including economy, education, entertainment, and 
      government policies. Regarding education, the priority was to ensure the safety 
      and progress of the educational process. Thus, new methods of teaching had to be 
      applied using the online learning at Jordan University of Science and Technology 
      (JUST), Faculty of Medicine. This study was done to assess (1) Class Experience 
      (2) Students and Lecturers' Interaction (3) Online Learning Advantages & 
      Disadvantages (4) Students' Preference. METHODS: A cross sectional study was 
      conducted Convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data from the 
      participants using a survey composed of 18 questions on Google Forms platform. A 
      link was sent to the undergraduate medical students at the Jordan University of 
      Science & Technology via their e-learning accounts (n = 3700). The form was 
      available from May 22nd, 2020 to May 30th, 2020 for 8 days long. Data analysis 
      was done using SPSS V 23. RESULTS: 2212 out of 3700 students responded, (55.8%) 
      of them were in the basic years and (44.2%) of them were in the clinical years. 
      (55.8%) of students started to take online lectures after 3 weeks. (45.7%) used 
      the hybrid teaching method (asynchronous and synchronous), (31.4%) used live 
      classes, and 22.8% recorded classes. Zoom was the most used platform. (48.7%) and 
      (57%) of clinical students and basic students express their interaction as bad, 
      while the others had good and excellent interaction. Maintaining social distance 
      was the most advantage of online teaching, while poor technical setup and no 
      direct contact were the most disadvantage, furthermore inability to have real 
      clinical access was a significant problem for clinical students (p < .001). With 
      reference to students' preferences 75% of students were not pleased with their 
      experience and 42% of students prefer to integrate online learning with 
      traditional learning. CONCLUSION: Most medical students at JUST preferred the 
      traditional face-to-face teaching method over the solo online teaching methods 
      with recommendations to convert to a more integrated educational system. Also, a 
      well-established infrastructure should be done in involving online teaching.
CI  - (c) 2020 The Author(s).
FAU - Sindiani, Amer Mahmoud
AU  - Sindiani AM
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University 
      of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Obeidat, Nail
AU  - Obeidat N
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University 
      of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Alshdaifat, Eman
AU  - Alshdaifat E
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, 
      Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Elsalem, Lina
AU  - Elsalem L
AD  - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and 
      Technology, Irbi, Jordan.
FAU - Alwani, Mustafa M
AU  - Alwani MM
AD  - Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and 
      Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Rawashdeh, Hasan
AU  - Rawashdeh H
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University 
      of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Fares, Ahmad S
AU  - Fares AS
AD  - Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and 
      Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Alalawne, Tamara
AU  - Alalawne T
AD  - Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and 
      Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
FAU - Tawalbeh, Loai Issa
AU  - Tawalbeh LI
AD  - Princess Salma, Faculty of Nursing, Al-al-Bayt University, Jordan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20201002
PL  - England
TA  - Ann Med Surg (Lond)
JT  - Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
JID - 101616869
PMC - PMC7531436
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Covid-19
OT  - Jordan
OT  - Medical students
OT  - Online learning
COIS- No Conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2020/10/13 06:00
MHDA- 2020/10/13 06:01
PMCR- 2020/10/02
CRDT- 2020/10/12 05:30
PHST- 2020/08/15 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/09/17 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/09/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/10/12 05:30 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/10/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/10/13 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/10/02 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S2049-0801(20)30341-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.09.036 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020 Nov;59:186-194. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.09.036. Epub 
      2020 Oct 2.