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| author | Daniel Manoj |
| author_facet | Daniel Manoj |
| contents | <p>Background: Medical education had to adapt to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and shifted towards online platforms. However, this has been fraught with challenges.<br> Objective: To compare traditional classroom teaching and online teaching and assessments in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology for undergraduate medical students.</p> <p>Methods: Total of 98 undergraduate medical students gave their anonymous feedback about Google Forms and Microsoft Forms for assessments and using Microsoft Teams for learning Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.<br> Results: One-third of the students felt online classes were more convenient than traditional classes. Half the students thought that online classes didn’t facilitate good teacher-student interaction. 39.8% of the students felt that technical difficulties during the online classes<br> negatively affected their learning. 56.2% of the students believe that online practical classes cannot replace traditional practical classes. 74.5% of the students believed that feedback provided by the Forensic Medicine faculty helped them improve their academic performance. 68.4% of the students preferred traditional classes but would like it to be combined with some online learning. According to the teachers, viva conducted via video calls was the most authentic form of assessment.<br> Conclusion: Technical issues may prevent medical educators and undergraduate medical students from completely embracing online teaching. The benefits of online teaching like convenience and versatility of options will likely see it being used in teaching medical students long after the pandemic is over. To make the teaching program more robust, feedback should be taken from the students regarding the teaching session, materials, and engagement methods.</p> |
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| publishDate | 2022 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
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| spellingShingle | Comparison of Traditional vs. Online Teaching and Assessments in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Daniel Manoj COVID-19, Google Forms, Medical education, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Teams, Online teaching, Traditional teaching <p>Background: Medical education had to adapt to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and shifted towards online platforms. However, this has been fraught with challenges.<br> Objective: To compare traditional classroom teaching and online teaching and assessments in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology for undergraduate medical students.</p> <p>Methods: Total of 98 undergraduate medical students gave their anonymous feedback about Google Forms and Microsoft Forms for assessments and using Microsoft Teams for learning Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.<br> Results: One-third of the students felt online classes were more convenient than traditional classes. Half the students thought that online classes didn’t facilitate good teacher-student interaction. 39.8% of the students felt that technical difficulties during the online classes<br> negatively affected their learning. 56.2% of the students believe that online practical classes cannot replace traditional practical classes. 74.5% of the students believed that feedback provided by the Forensic Medicine faculty helped them improve their academic performance. 68.4% of the students preferred traditional classes but would like it to be combined with some online learning. According to the teachers, viva conducted via video calls was the most authentic form of assessment.<br> Conclusion: Technical issues may prevent medical educators and undergraduate medical students from completely embracing online teaching. The benefits of online teaching like convenience and versatility of options will likely see it being used in teaching medical students long after the pandemic is over. To make the teaching program more robust, feedback should be taken from the students regarding the teaching session, materials, and engagement methods.</p> |
| title | Comparison of Traditional vs. Online Teaching and Assessments in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology |
| topic | COVID-19, Google Forms, Medical education, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Teams, Online teaching, Traditional teaching |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8398158 |