Open AccessPrioritising topics for developing e-learning resources in healthcare curricula: A comparison between students and educators using a modified Delphi survey
Author(s) -
Hooi Min Lim,
Chirk Jenn Ng,
Chin Hai Teo,
Ping Yein Lee,
Puteri Shanaz Jahn Kassim,
Nurul Amelisharuddin,
Phelim Voon Chen Yong,
Renukha Sellappans,
Wei Hsum Yap,
Yew Kong Lee,
Zahiruddin Fitri Abu Hassan,
Kuhan Krishnan,
Sazlina Shariff Ghazali,
Faridah Mohamad Idris,
Nurhanim Hassan,
Enna Ayub,
Stathis Konstantinidis,
Michael Taylor,
Cherry Poussa,
Klas Karlgren,
Natalia Stathakarou,
Petter Mordt,
Arne Thomas Nilsen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0253471
Subject(s) - likert scale , curriculum , syllabus , medical education , pharmacy , delphi method , health care , bachelor , psychology , medicine , mathematics education , computer science , pedagogy , nursing , developmental psychology , economics , history , economic growth , archaeology , artificial intelligence
Background Engaging students in the e-learning development process enhances the effective implementation of e-learning, however, students’ priority on the topics for e-learning may differ from that of the educators. This study aims to compare the differences between the students and their educators in prioritising the topics in three healthcare curricula for reusable e-learning object (RLO) development. Method A modified Delphi study was conducted among students and educators from University Malaya (UM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Taylor’s University (TU) on three undergraduate programmes. In Round 1, participants were asked to select the topics from the respective syllabi to be developed into RLOs. Priority ranking was determined by using frequencies and proportions. The first quartile of the prioritised topics was included in Round 2 survey, which the participants were asked to rate the level of priority of each topic using a 5-point Likert scale. The mean score of the topics was compared between students and educators. Result A total of 43 educators and 377 students participated in this study. For UM and TU Pharmacy, there was a mismatch in the prioritised topics between the students and educators. For UPM, both the educators and students have prioritised the same topics in both rounds. To harmonise the prioritisation of topics between students and educators for UM and TU Pharmacy, the topics with a higher mean score by both the students and educators were prioritised. Conclusion The mismatch in prioritised topics between students and educators uncovered factors that might influence the prioritisation process. This study highlighted the importance of conducting needs assessment at the beginning of eLearning resources development.