Effect of online Teaching on Academic Performance of 4thYear MBBS Students During Covid-19 Lock-Down

Effect of Online Teaching on Academic Performance in COVID

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of academic performance of fourth year MBBS students and to evaluate the perceptions of students regarding online teaching methods
Study Design: Cross sectional.
Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted at department of Ophthalmology, HBS medical and Dental College, Islamabad from January 2020 to April 2020.
Materials and Methods:125 student's 4th year MBBS were selected through nonprobability consecutive sampling. We used structured questionnaire with three main sections: 1) demographics characteristics, 2) perceived stress and academic performance using Likert scale , 3) perceptions of students regarding online learning. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 24. Chi-square test was applied. P value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: There were 59(47.2%) male and 66(52.8%) female students. Mean age of students was 21.3±4.3SD years. Academic performance was improved in 71(56.8%) students. Perceived stress was mild in 53(42.4%), moderate in 47(37.6%) and severe in 25(20%). Common perceptions affecting academic performance were future learning preferences, low impact, satisfactory quality of online learning, high level of isolation and better than traditional method (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Online learning is an effective teaching modality resulting in moderately high academic performance of HBS medical students. Low perceived stress leads to better academic results. We suggest faculty training and students' orientation regarding online learning tools. This will help in improving online learning outcomes.