Open AccessImpact of the Covid 19 pandemic on preclinical teaching in medical schools-Lessons learned
Author(s) -
Ghassan Nabbout,
Camille F. Nassar
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-2933
DOI - 10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss4.2979
Subject(s) - preparedness , strengths and weaknesses , medical education , scope (computer science) , plan (archaeology) , pandemic , covid-19 , reliability (semiconductor) , online teaching , psychology , distance education , computer science , medicine , mathematics education , political science , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social psychology , power (physics) , physics , archaeology , pathology , law , history , programming language , quantum mechanics
Objectives: The authors analyzed the weaknesses and areas of opportunities with the online teaching imposed by the COVID19 lockdown, and the new measures adopted to control the online examinations for medical students.
Method: In addition to personalized question sets we had location mapping and Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) for monitoring students during the exams as well as disabling the back-button during examination.
Results: The academic year was successfully completed on time. There was no change in the exams format or scope, yet the results were similar in terms of grade distribution, average and standard deviation as well as the validity and reliability scores.
The students’ perception of online teaching was evaluated through a survey. It revealed the importance and added value of online teaching but also exposed the gaps related to lecturers’ preparedness and need for training.
Conclusion: The online experience was a valuable lesson for us, as we discovered not only the weaknesses or areas to improve, but also new ways and opportunities that can be explored to enhance the learning experience.
Our plan is to introduce online teaching gradually to all modules and align it with students’ readiness through direct implications of students; however, every center should develop its own long-term plan to address its own problems and weaknesses.