. Binukumar Bhaskarapillai; . Rajeeb K. Mishra; . Girish N. Rao; . Radhakrishnan Govindan
Volume 12, Issue 9 , October 2022, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) constrained the regular teaching ineducational institutions and hampered the teaching–learning process across the globe. E‑learningmethod ...
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BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) constrained the regular teaching ineducational institutions and hampered the teaching–learning process across the globe. E‑learningmethod is widely used in higher education in the current situation. the objective is to assess the beliefsand expectations of the students on e‑learning among adult learners of a tertiary level health‑careinstitution.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A single group pre‑post design was adopted. Microsoft Go two‑in‑onedevices were used to find the effectiveness of e‑learning, including digital exam solution. Dependingon the availability of device, 25 participants were selected for the study from three different steams.A 5‑point Likert scale was used for assessing the quality, adoptability, and acceptance of digitaleducation developed by the researchers. Chi‑square/Fisher’s exact or McNemar’s test was used totest the association between independent or related categorical variables. Comparison of the averagescore between different courses was performed using the Kruskal–Wallis test.RESULTS: Twenty‑two participants who completed the final assessment were retained for theanalysis. Majority of the participants believed that e‑learning helps to achieve personal learninggoals or objectives and bridge skill or knowledge gaps and caters to learning preferences.However, the overall quality score across the study groups was found to be statistically insignificant(Kruskal–Wallis statistic: 1.26; P value: 0.533).CONCLUSION: The findings show that the adult learners in higher education, irrespective of theirage differences, believe that intense e‑learning support with Microsoft Go two‑in‑one device has acomplementary effect on their learning outcome.
