A study of students’ perception about e-learning
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction elearning is a relatively new phenomenon where currently the educators and students are grappling with the idea of its implementation and adaptation With the speedy development of ICT and relative exposure of students to it this study examines students perceptions about elearning which would help in a newer teaching learning experiences on the campusMaterials and Methods A quantitative approach with a structured questionnaire 18 close and 5 open ended were used for data collection and it was presented to 150 respondents 2nd year MBBS of age group 1921yrs of different socioeconomic and demographic backgroundsResults and Discussion 90 students used internet daily 78 Male M and 92 Female F respondents have an idea about elearning while 925 of them indicated their interest to further guidance 88M and 79 F students claim to not have any elearning facilities on campus 58 M and 49F use various forms like emails chat blogs video conferencing WhatsApp to communicate with their faculties 98 agree to find elearning useful and 86 M and 94 F are motivated to use it 81M and 88 F find elearning to be of interactive mode and 74 M with 83 F agree about its cost effectivity Implementing elearning would improve performance in 99 students with 74 M and 53 F indicating better understanding of the course 75 believe that they will have ready access to elearning courses while other don39t due to lack of constant supply of internet 38 agree elearning is disadvantages as it will replace faculties as they are comfortable with the traditional teaching style while 26 disagree 58 M and 64 F think student will skip traditional classes while 39 M and 35 F would be distracted 86M and 92 F disagree with adapting difficulties on implementing newer elearning modules and tools while the others agree due lack of training Students gave suggestions to start blogs online discussions online submission of home work and video assisted training for clinical workConclusion The study clearly depicts that elearning has its benefits from a student39s perspective and it will have a positive influence on their performance with better understanding of their courses Thus for at least the following few years the university needs come out with elearning tools and modules for a better teaching learning experience make a positive impact on the students career Keywords Perception elearning
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Kalpana R, Mehandi Vinayak Mahajan
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