International Journal Dental and Medical Sciences Research

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Perception and Knowledge of First Year MBBS Students towards

E-Learning: A Cross Sectional Study
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Dr Deepali Wanjari ( Tonde), Dr Madhur Gupta
1 assistant professor , 2 head and professor , Department of biochemistry, NKP salve instititute of medical
science & research centre and lata mangeshkar hospital, Nagpur .
Corresponding author Dr Deepali Wanjari ( Tonde),

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Submitted: 25-06-2021 Revised: 06-07-2021 Accepted: 09-07-2021
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I. INTRODUCTION MBBS students who consented for study of NKP
Learning is a process of achieving Salve institute of medical sciences & research
knowledge, skill, and performance. Thus learning centre and lata mangeshkar hospital, Nagpur. Total
is ultimately considered one of the fundamental 150 students from these college were
pillars of society changes . A new method of considered for this study population.The students
learning nowdays by using computers, internet whodidn’t give consent for participation were
and e-resources is E-learning.1-3. not enrolled in the study.
Nowadays, technology has obviously made The link of questionnaire was sent through
our lives easier. That means internet technology has E-mails and Whatsapp to the student. They were
been considered as an important medium for many asked to choose and tick response to each
aspects of our lives including academic learning. question. The identity of the student was not
Teacher in higher education are under pressure to disclosed on the response sheet. The participants
provide more effective and efficient learning were also assured that their responses will not
environments, new teaching paradigms and alter the academic assessment and were
educational opportunities and experiences to encouraged to provide feedback with free mind.
their students. Therefore, teachers always are The results were analysed blindly from the data
looking for ways to make their educational generated . Each item in the questionnaire was
initiatives more effective.4 The learning experience rated based on a five-point Likert scale (1-
in higher education has shifted paradigms from strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-Dont know, 4-
an teacher -focused approach to learnercentered agree and 5-strongly agree).
pedagogical methods .5
Computer education amongst medical Statistical analysis:
undergraduates in developed countries is at a Online responses were analysed for number and
relatively higher level in comparison to students of percentage.
developing resource poor countries [6]. Studies have
shown that students at resource poor settings lack III. RESULT :
the necessary skills to use computer-based learning Out of 150 student 132 students
platforms effectively and are therefore at a participated in this study. The evaluation of those
disadvantage [7]. Lack of resources, time and 132 students has been summarised in table 1 and
structured training programmes are amongst the table 2. all of these students have smartphone and
reasons for the low computer literacy of medical few ( 24.2 %) use combination of laptop and
undergraduates in developing countries [7]. In this phone.As depicted in table in table 1 majority of
COVID era most of the teaching is through online students (52.3%) feel elearning along
mode. Hence we have planned this study in first withTraditional teaching is favourable
year MBBS students to assess the perception and alternative.47% conveyed studying online help
knoledge towards e-learning. them write answers in exam. 57% of students felt
elearning need advanced technical knowledge
II. METHOD .Maximum were aware of various educational
This cross sectional study was web sites related to academic.However, many of
conducted after getting clearance from them spend more time on social siteslike
institutional ethics committee. A questionnaire Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube etc. instead
was given online in google form to the first ofeducational web sites.

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Table 1 : students perception towards elearning

Indicators Strongly Disagree Don’t Agree Strongly Total

disagree know agree
Online learning is 21 (15.9 62 (47%) 8 (6.1%) 37(28%) 4(3%) 132
more comfortable and %)
enjoyable
E-learning enhances 2 (1.5%) 38 (29%) 27(20.6%) 52(39.7%) 12 (9.2%) 131
my problem solving
skill
e-learning is a 24 51 14 38 (28.8%) 5 132
favourable alternative (18.2%) (38.6%) (10.6%) (3.8%)
to traditional
based system
elearning along 8 (6.1%) 11 ( 8.3 %) 13 69 (52.3%) 31 (23.5%) 132
with traditional (9.8%)
teaching is a
favourable alternative
I feel insecure about 5 (3.8%) 50 (37.9%) 27 (20.5%) 37 13 (9.8%) 132
elearning. (28%)

e-learning helped 23 45 19 41 3 131

me in writing exams. ( 17.6%) (34.4%) (14.5%) (31.3%) (2.3%)

I spend more time on 10 41 17 52 11 131

other social sites than (7.6%) (31.3%) (13%) (39.7%) (8.4%)
e-learning sites.

e-learning needs 4 35 14 57 22 132

advanced technical (3%) (26.5%) (10.6%) (43.2%) (16.7%)
knowledge.

We found 58 .3 %( table no 2)students felt convenience is the important feature of elearning as they can seat
home and study whenever required .surprisingly only 18 % enjoy using computers over textbook .

Table 2 : students knowledge towards elearning

Indicators Strongly Disagree Don’t Agree Strongly Total
disagree know agree
i need training 10 56 27 34 5 132
programme for e- ( 7.6%) (42.4%) (20.5%) ( 25.8%) (3.8%)
learning usage.

I use different 6 32 22 65 (50.4%) 4 129

educational blogs (4.7%) ( 24.8%) (17.1%) (3.1%)
for interaction.

I enjoy using 37 69 8 16 (12.1%) 2 132

computers than (9.28 %) ( 52.3%) (6.1%) (1.5%)
textbooks in my
studies.

I believe that 0.8 17 25 77 12 (9.1%) 132

convenience is an (1%) (12.9%) (18.9%) ( 58.3%)
important
feature of e-

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learning.
I prefer video and 3 8 6 72 42 (32.1%) 131
animation to study (2.3%) (6.1%) (4.6 %) (55%)
my subjects for
better
understanding if i
don’t understand
the topic during
class.

60.00%
50.00%
SD
40.00%
DIS
30.00%
DONT KNOW
20.00%
AGREE
10.00%
SA
0.00%
elearning along with traditional teaching is a favourable alternative.

Figure 1. elearning along with traditional teaching is a favourable alternative.

IV. DISCUSSION This study also found that Watching

We found that e learning cant be a animation and video helped first year MBBS
complete alternative to traditional teaching as many student understand complex topics and concepts
student feel insecure about e laearning in less time.This is in collaboration with study
,simultaneously feel convenient as they can sit done by Choules AP et al.10, ruiz JG et al 11and
home and study whenever required .Also this Harley KN et all.12
students of todays generation don’t need much With rapid changes in medical field
training about gadget opration . and future needs, it has become necessary for
First year MBBS use textbooks and medical teachers to keep themselves upto with
classroom notes to study . However many times latest developments in respective fields. This
students do not understand certain topics and may be tough by many teachers especially by the
either skip them or just try to mug up. To senior or elderly ones. E-learning compliments
resolve this issue elearning helped and students serious learners. However,one of disasdvantage is
have already started using it. student may get distracted by social sites while
The number of students in a class is surfing the internet over mobile or computers.
usually high and the student teacher ratio is The role of teachers in Classroom
poor, especially in private medical colleges. First remains undisputed. Even though computers have
MBBS curriculum is too vast for the given become part of the overall education process, it
timeframe of one year. We found that with cannot fully replace teachers. So we found that e-
availability of gadgets like computers, smart learning along with traditional teaching is best way
phones ,easy access to information over internet of teaching for first year MBBS student.
and in current COVID situation MBBS students
are using e-learning modalities for studying and V. CONCLUSION
understanding medical subjects. We found that first-year medical
First year students frequently visit Academic students are using e resources for understanding
blogs, open information sites like Wikipedia, and learning various topics. Improving the
You-tube, various publishing houses or even techniques and strategies in the teaching
privately designed websites etc. and use the learning process has been the focus of most
information provided for e- learning.8-11) institutions today. Developing new tools that
will aid skill and knowledge transfer with less

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