Internet and medical student in Marrakech

Abstract

The learning process is still based on traditional methods. Educational authorities have to train students to improve their internet skills.

A survey on internet usage and online learning behaviour among medical undergraduates

“…From our survey, we found that 97.4% of the students were using the internet to access medical information, which is similar to the 94% reported by Link and Marz6 and the 94.4% reported by Hattab et al 7 and higher than the 86.2% reported by Gormley et al ,8 the 84.5% reported by Inamdar and Rotti9 among undergraduate students in a South Indian medical college, and the 81.6% reported by Lal et al 10 among undergraduate medical students from a North Indian medical school.…”

A randomized controlled trial comparing computer-aided learning with versus without tuition/lecture in promoting English proficiency

“…European studies showed a gap in ownership and Internet-using skills between genders, which would influence the success of online education (Hattab et al 2010). Although some authors have suggested that computer skills will advance with age (Panchabhai et al 2011), this is still inconclusive (Hattab et al 2010). The influence of these factors on the success of CAL in Thai students is beyond the scope of the present study.…”

“…This results from different backgrounds and access to computer and/or Internet of students. Hence, an initiative to introduce CAL requires prior assessment of computer-related capabilities and attitude toward CAL (Juajunv 2000;Rodprasert 2007;Hattab et al 2010;Panchabhai et al 2011). A recent survey in India showed that most students were willing to use computers to enhance their learning.…”

“…Indeed, many factors influence the success of CAL, such as the specifics of schooling (e.g., boarding schools of good reputation are sometimes located away from the Metro cities), language of initial schooling, poorly designed package and learning curve of CAL, website change management, resource management, integration of e-learning to the regular curriculum, computer literacy and use of computers among parents and siblings, economic constraint, lack of interest in computers that precluded buying or owning a computer at home, poor availability of Internet service, expense, and the internet speed (Childs et al 2005;Cook et al 2010;Meckfessel et al 2011;Panchabhai et al 2011). European studies showed a gap in ownership and Internet-using skills between genders, which would influence the success of online education (Hattab et al 2010). Although some authors have suggested that computer skills will advance with age (Panchabhai et al 2011), this is still inconclusive (Hattab et al 2010).…”

Étudiants en médecine et Internet : quelles pratiques de recherche et comment les améliorer ?

“…Savoir rechercher sur Internet des informations fiables relève de la capacité de l'individu à solliciter des ressources externes et à adopter une posture réflexive vis-à-vis de ses pratiques de recherche. Les médecins reconnaissent à ce propos avoir besoin de meilleures connaissances et de méthodes en matière de recherche d'informations médicales sur Internet, comme l'ont montré les travaux de Ricard et al [4] et Hattab et al [5] au moyen de questionnaires déclaratifs auprès d'étudiants du deuxième cycle des études médicales en France. Comme le montrent plusieurs autres études [1][2][3][6][7][8], les médecins s'interrogent sur leurs pratiques, car elles peuvent avoir des conséquences sur la qualité de la prise en charge de leurs patients.…”