Remote Learning during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study on Anatomy and Histology Education for Pharmacy Students in Jordan

Autor/inn/en	Al-Alami, Zina M.; Adwan, Sofia W.; Alsous, Mervat
Titel	Remote Learning during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study on Anatomy and Histology Education for Pharmacy Students in Jordan
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 15 (2022) 2, S.249-260 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Al-Alami, Zina M.) ORCID (Adwan, Sofia W.) ORCID (Alsous, Mervat)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.2165
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Electronic Learning; Anatomy; Pharmaceutical Education; Medical Students; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Anatomie; Unterrichtserfolg; Schülerverhalten; Ausland
Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost all aspects of education. The anatomy and histology courses for pharmacy students focus heavily on the face-to-face communication of theory and practical knowledge, and due to the pandemic, only theory content was delivered in an online format. This brought up many concerns about pharmacy student preparedness. This work explores the effectiveness and student perspective of remote teaching of the theoretical anatomy and histology course in Jordanian universities from the perspective of pharmacy students. The objectives are to determine the strengths, challenges, and the effectiveness of remote delivery on student learning. An online-based validated questionnaire was distributed to students majoring in Pharmacy and enrolled in the course during the second semester of 2019-2020 at 11 universities in Jordan. A total of 442 students participated in the study. Results showed that there were significant differences in perceptions of the social media platforms used in distance learning and remote delivery of the course. Most participants had positive perceptions of the educational process and studying via distance learning. There were many strengths noted including time flexibility and several challenges such as the lack of face-to-face interaction with instructors, inadequate internet connectivity, and technical issues. In conclusion, online-taught anatomy and histology course during the COVID-19 lockdown in Jordan was a success as perceived by students, but the course still possessed challenges need to be overcome in the future. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01