A Comparative Study Between Distance and Traditional Learning Among University Nursing Students During COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 48, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Page 813-830 PDF (525.49 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.191876 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Shereen Abd El-Moneam Ahmed1; Rasha El-Sayed Ibrahim2; Eman Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed3 | ||||
| 1Assistant. Prof of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez-Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer at Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Beni- Suef University | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni -Suef University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The COVID-19 pandemic caused the greatest disruption of learning in history with a universal effect on learners and teachers all over the world. Aim: Compare distance and traditional learning among university students during COVID-19. Methods: a comparative cross-sectional study was implemented on 396 university nursing students at the faculties of nursing affiliated to Suez Canal University and Beni- Suef University randomly through the academic year of 2020/2021. Data was collected online using Two tools including 1): assessment sheet to assess the students' perception toward distance and traditional learning, 2): questionnaire to assess obstacles with distance learning. Results exposed statistically significant variances in the students' total perception toward traditional and distance learning 53.46±12.21, 56.23±14.18 respectively, 41.9% of the students have moderate perception level toward distance learning, 53.2% of the students have high perception level, and 61.1% of the studied students face a high level of obstacles. Conclusion: the highest positive perception directed toward distance learning and traditional exam, and the priority obstacles faced by the students during distance learning concerns the Learners' characteristics dimension. Recommendation: a combination of both distance and traditional learning through the introduction of exclusive training to the students and instructors. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Distance learning; traditional learning; and COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
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