Returning in‘new normal’– a thematic analysis of Twitter chat by pharmacy students

Ali, Majid; Alhajjaji, Abdulrahman; Kurdi, Ahmad; Faqeh, Sultan; Alansari, Safwan; Abdulaziz, Akrm; Allihyani, Moayad

doi:10.51847/tifawab

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“…One of the limitations of our findings is that they are based on the students’ responses from one particular educational institute. However, similar experiences have been reported from pharmacy students across the country in other studies [ 24 , 27 ]. Moreover, although our study reported from the students’ perspective that their learning was negatively impacted by the shift to the online mode during the lockdown period, further exploration is necessitated to demonstrate the validity of this finding.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…At the time of writing, this pandemic is expected to last longer, affecting all walks of life. In the wake of this, one particular study with pharmacy students has suggested a ‘hybrid’ campus mode to transform learning in a ‘new normal’ era [ 27 , 28 ]. Another interesting finding was more than half of the students reporting that they needed more training on time management during the lockdown period.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Online Education during COVID-19 Lockdown in Saudi Arabia

Alghamdi

Ali²

2021

Pharmacy

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In March 2020, a national lockdown in Saudi Arabia due to the pandemic forced all educational institutions to complete their academic year via online education. This study aims to explore pharmacy students’ perceptions and assess their attitude towards online education during the lockdown. A cross-sectional self-administered survey was designed to collect responses of pharmacy students (from one college of pharmacy in Saudi Arabia) from December 2020 through January 2021. A total of 241 students completed the survey. Students’ responses indicated that they had easy access to the technology, online skills, motivation and overall favorable acceptance for online learning and examinations. There was a significant difference in the mean scores between the students from different years of study (p = 0.013) related to technology access, and the male students were in significantly more favor of online examinations than female students (p = 0.009). The majority of the students indicated that the lockdown had no or negative impact on their learning and training. Students have general acceptance for online education delivery due to more technology access and online skills. More research should explore the factors affecting and the extent of the impact of online education on student learning and training.

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confidence: 84%

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confidence: 99%