Faculty and Students' Attitude Toward E-learning

Sponsor

Hawler Medical University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05223465

Collaborator

(none)

1,896

Enrollment

Location

Actual Duration (Months)

118.7

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

E-learning in medical education is a relatively new idea that is rapidly growing. This study aimed to assess the students and faculty staff attitude for e-learning at the emergence of COVID-19.

A prospective cross-sectional online survey based on Google form was conducted at a medical university in Iraq between March and April 2020

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
E Learning Medical Education	Other: Survey

Detailed Description

E learning provides education at a generally lower cost and engages learners at a time and location that is most appropriate for them. Recent calls for reform in medical education and training have emphasized the use of information technology-empowered learning. This was enhanced more in the COVID-19 era . Some international organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), have acknowledged e-learning as a helpful tool for healthcare education, particularly in developing countries. Nevertheless, the use of e-learning by the faculty members and students stayed minimum for uploading lecture notes, course books, feedbacks, and providing marks until the COVID-19 pandemic raised that need. This study aimed to evaluate faculty and students' knowledge and attitudes toward e-learning at the emergence of COVID-19 and identify the potential requirements for implementing e-learning.

An online survey was distributed to a sample of 190 faculty and 1706 students of a medical university in Iraq. Knowledge and attitudes towards e-learning were studied

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

1896 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

Faculty and Students' Attitude Toward E-learning at the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2020

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Apr 30, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2021

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Knowledge [At the beginning of the study]
Students and faculties response collected on their knowledge about e-learning
Attitude [At the beginning of the study]
Students and faculties response collected on their Attitude about e-learning

Secondary Outcome Measures

Opinion [At the beginning of the study]
faculties and students opinion on alternative ways for assessment

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

undergraduate students faculty staff working in Hawler Medical University

Exclusion Criteria:

Faculty staff who are on leave for study or health purpose

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Nazdar Ezzaddin Alkhateeb	Erbil	Kurdistan Region	Iraq	44001

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hawler Medical University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Nazdar E Alkhateeb, PhD, Hawler Medical University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Nazdar Ezzaddin Alkhateeb, Assistant Professor, Hawler Medical University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05223465

Other Study ID Numbers:

412312022

First Posted:

Feb 4, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Feb 4, 2022

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Undecided

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Nazdar Ezzaddin Alkhateeb, Assistant Professor, Hawler Medical University

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 4, 2022